{"product_id":"lying-eyes-paperback","title":"Lying Eyes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. K. Kulshreshth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn World War II Singapore (1942-1945), many people went through unimaginable suffering. Siew Chin was forced to become a \"comfort woman\" in a Japanese military brothel. Her husband Tiong was taken away to be massacred. Ah Ding collaborated with the Japanese occupiers. And yet, as is always the case with the moral complexities of war, Ah Ding was also a volunteer in the very guerrilla unit whose members he came to incriminate with his pointed finger, and it was he who pointed Siew Chin towards a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, Siew Chin encounters Ah Ding once again. Tortured by unwanted memories, Ah Ding recoils from this long-buried remnant of his past. Can Ah Ding finally make peace with his history, or will he succumb to the overwhelming guilt and shame that has plagued him for six decades? \u003cem\u003eLying Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e gives voices to people caught up in the powerful currents of national events, silent characters whom history has largely passed over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.K. Kulshreshth\u003c\/strong\u003e's short stories have been published in eight countries. Together with his mother, he has translated four books from Hindi to English. In 2021, he completed Bride of the City, the first ever translation into English of the classic 1949 Hindi novel Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu. His first novel Lying Eyes was longlisted for 2022 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended\"-\u003cem\u003eThe Historical Novels Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A literary achievement of social inspection that provides enlightening, thought-provoking, and hard to put down.\"-\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2022 Epigram Books Fiction Prize (Longlist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739788775487,"sku":"9781913891374","price":18.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/851201f82885c5155aba27f83e57f028.webp?v=1765157815","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lying-eyes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}