“This novel has breadth, and at its core is a very interesting exploration of Singaporean Chinese childhoods and adolescences.”
—Philip Holden, editor of Writing Singapore and Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2015 judge
“A heart-stopping elegy to the unrelenting tragedy of time, the trauma of impermanence, set against the backdrop of a tsunami that devastated Thailand's coastlines. O Thiam Chin's characters are tested for their resilience and courage as relationships and self-deceptions are unforgettably wrung to the breaking point.”
—Cyril Wong, author of Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me