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AWA Book Review: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, trans. Shanna Tan (2024)
Mandakini Arora reviews Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop, a novel about renewal and healing. ...

Mandakini Arora
Feb 132 min read
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AWA Book Review: The Light Between Us by Elaine Chiew (2024)
A work of historical fiction and time travel, Elaine Chew's The Light Between Us is an unusually sweet story of love across time in S'pore.

Mandakini Arora
Nov 13, 20242 min read
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AWA Book Review: Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux (2023)
Review of Paul Theroux's fictionalized novel inspired by the life George Orwell when he served in the police force in British-ruled Burma.

Mandakini Arora
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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AWA Book Review: Concerning My Daughter
Mandakini reviews the Korean novel, Concerning My Daughter, that explores themes of parental expectations, societal pressure, and love.

Mandakini Arora
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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AWA Book Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Mandakini Arora's book review of Oprah's Book Club novel, The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verhese.
Mandakini Arora
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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AWA Book Review: The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
Review of Rachel Heng's engaging novel, The Great Reclamation based in post-WW2 Singapore, by AWA member and historian Mandakini Arora.
Mandakini Arora
Nov 2, 20232 min read
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