The great reclamation
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Published:
New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
451 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593420119, 059342011X, 9780593420119

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"Ah Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century coastal Singapore in the waning years of British rule. He is a gentle boy who is not much interested in fishing, preferring to spend his days playing with the neighbor girl, Siok Mei. But when he discovers he has the unique ability to locate bountiful, movable islands that no one else can find, he feels a new sense of obligation and possibility--something to offer the community and impress the spirited girl he has come to love. By the time they are teens, Ah Boon and Siok Mei are caught in the tragic sweep of history: the Japanese army invades, the resistance rises, grief intrudes, and the future of the fishing village is in jeopardy. As the nation hurtles toward rebirth, the two friends, newly empowered, must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up. An aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, The Great Reclamation confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people's feet."--Publisher marketing.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Heng, R. (2023). The great reclamation. Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Heng, Rachel. 2023. The Great Reclamation. Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Heng, Rachel, The Great Reclamation. Riverhead Books, 2023.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Heng, Rachel. The Great Reclamation. Riverhead Books, 2023.

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