Shadow theatre
a novel
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveshadowtheatrenov0000cheo
- ISBN-101569472874
- ISBN-139781569472873
- LibraryThing1436089
- Library of Congress Control Number2002017565
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number48761762
- Better World Books9781569472873
- Open LibraryOL3557780M
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR9570.S53 C469 2002
- LCCPR9570.S53C469 2002
Description
"Unwed and pregnant, Shakilah Nair has just returned to Singapore after fifteen years in America. The women of the neighborhood and all her old acquaintances revel in their gossip, airing speculations that are dark and wondrously imagined.". "They are Straits Chinese, Indian, Malay, or a combination, and their world - contemporary Singapore - is populated by an array of spirits, seen and unseen: ghosts, vampires, and other phantoms of the shadows. Their actions are circumscribed by the spirits' powers; their comfort comes equally from the Catholic church and from the local witch doctor. The questions they feel impelled to resolve are the identity of the mysterious diamond woman, who is said to have used a magic potion on her husband, and the reason for Shakilah's return."--BOOK JACKET.
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