Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2021 Bundle
- And the Award Goes to Sally Bong!
- The Formidable Miss Cassidy
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Co-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
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Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilariousĀ Letās Give It Up for Gimme Lao!, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nationās psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before. -
Co-WinnerĀ of theĀ 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
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In 1890s Singapore, the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy arrives as paid companion to Sarah Jane Bendemeer, whose family suffers under the thrall of Southeast Asia's most terrifying hantu. But there's more to Miss Cassidy than meets the eye, and she's faced down worse in her life than a pontianak.
However, she may have met her match in the indefatigable businessman, Mr Kay Wing Tong, whose large and constantly-growing family clearly requires female supervisionāespecially of the particular kind Miss Cassidy can provide. Ill omens and strange happenings surround Mr Kay and his colourful family, and Miss Cassidy must find a way to defend the ones she has learned to love.Ā
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- And the Award Goes to Sally Bong!
- The Formidable Miss Cassidy
-
Co-Winner of the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
Look inside the bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Ā Get the e-book
Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilariousĀ Letās Give It Up for Gimme Lao!, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nationās psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before. -
Co-WinnerĀ of theĀ 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
Look inside the book
In 1890s Singapore, the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy arrives as paid companion to Sarah Jane Bendemeer, whose family suffers under the thrall of Southeast Asia's most terrifying hantu. But there's more to Miss Cassidy than meets the eye, and she's faced down worse in her life than a pontianak.
However, she may have met her match in the indefatigable businessman, Mr Kay Wing Tong, whose large and constantly-growing family clearly requires female supervisionāespecially of the particular kind Miss Cassidy can provide. Ill omens and strange happenings surround Mr Kay and his colourful family, and Miss Cassidy must find a way to defend the ones she has learned to love.Ā
