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The sun sets in Singapore : a novel / Kehinde Fadipe.
In Singapore, three very different women--Dara, a workaholic lawyer from the UK; Amaka, a sharp-tongued banker from Nigeria; and Lillian, a pianist turned "trailing spouse" from the United States--find their lives inexplicably intertwined upon the arrival of a handsome and mysterious man from Geneva who brings their worlds crashing down.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538741504 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 351 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First U.S. trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2024.
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| Subject: | Women, Black > Fiction. Legal stories Singapore > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Manitou Library | F Fad (Text) | 35864003060512 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick
Basking in Singaporeâs nonstop sunshine, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are living the glamorous expat dreamâuntil a mysterious (not to mention handsome) new arrival infiltrates their tight-knit community and ruins everything: "Wanderlust-inducing" (Lola Akinmade à kerström, international bestselling author).
The Lion City has gone by many names and is famous for many thingsâits decadent street food, its world-class shopping, its lush gardens that burst with tropical blooms. But paradise is always hiding a snake.
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For Dara, a workaholic lawyer from the UK, Singapore is opportunity. Every day, brokering deals for her firmâs wealthy clientele, she gets closer to her ultimate goal: making partner. For Amaka, a sharp-tongued banker from Nigeria, Singapore is extravagance. Gucci, Prada, Hermèsâshe loves nothing more than to luxuriate in the major department stores that call her name on Orchard Road. And for Lillian, a former pianist turned âtrailing spouseâ from the U.S., Singapore is reinvention. In a stunning apartment with 360° views, the island seems to glitter as far as the eye can see.
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But complications are looming in the form of an enigmatic stranger, whose presence exposes cracks in Singaporeâs beguiling façade. Daraâs ambitions mean she has no life outside the firm, and her insecurities are threatening to derail the promotion sheâs spent the last six years striving for. Amaka is desperate to escape the chaos she left behind at home and hiding a spiraling shopping addiction thatâs endangering her very sense of self. And while Lillianâs life may be the envy of outsiders, a new obsession is imperiling everythingâand everyoneâaround her.
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In The Sun Sets in Singapore, Kehinde Fadipe captures the richness of this metropolis through the eyes of three tenacious women, who are about to learn that unfinished history can follow you anywhere, no matter how far you run from home.
Includes a Reading Group Guide.
