Ah Boon is born into a Singapore fishing village in the waning years of British rule. 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. By the time he is a teenager, Ah Boon is 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, Ah Boon, newly empowered, must decide who he want to be, and what he is willing to give up. Print run 75,000.
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