| Finding Maria Contributor(s): Farnham, Dawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1912049244 ISBN-13: 9781912049240 Publisher: Monsoon Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Physical Information: 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In December 1950, the worst riots Singapore has ever seen shut down the town for days, killing 18 people and wounding 173. Racial and religious tension had been simmering for months over the custody battle for wartime waif Maria Hertogh between her Malay Muslim foster mother and her Dutch-Catholic biological parents. In May 1950, Eurasian Annie Collins, following this case and filled with hope, returns to Singapore seeking her own lost baby Maria. As the time bomb ticks and Annie unravels the threads of her quest into increasingly dangerous territory, she finds strange recollections intruding, ones that have nothing to do with her own memories of her wartime experiences: disturbing visions and dreams which force her to doubt not just her past life, but her whole idea of who she truly is and even to question the search itself. Finding Maria is at once a mother's quest for her child, an unravelling mystery and a journey into suppressed memory and the nature of self-delusion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Farnham, Dawn: - Dawn Farnham lives in Singapore where she is a volunteer guide at the Peranakan Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum. It is in this thriving port city-state that she found her muse and began to write, finding particular pleasure in Singapore's colourful and often wild past. For more information about Dawn Farnham and her books, visit www.dawnfarnham.com. |