Sing, Unburied, Sing and The World of Tomorrow are the two fictions that we review this month.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Author: Jesmyn Ward
In Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jojo and his baby sister, Kayla, are being raised in rural Mississippi by their grandparents, Pop and Mam. Things are not easy, as Pop is perpetually haunted by his time in prison; Mam is on the verge of dying from cancer; and their mom, Leonie, is in and out of their lives as she grieves her dead brother and battles drug addiction. When their father is released from the prison, Leonie sets out with Jojo, Kayla and a friend to the State Penitentiary and things change.
The World of Tomorrow
In Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jojo and his baby sister, Kayla, are being raised in rural Mississippi by their grandparents, Pop and Mam. Things are not easy, as Pop is perpetually haunted by his time in prison; Mam is on the verge of dying from cancer; and their mom, Leonie, is in and out of their lives as she grieves her dead brother and battles drug addiction. When their father is released from the prison, Leonie sets out with Jojo, Kayla and a friend to the State Penitentiary and things change.
Rich People Problems
Author: Kevin Kwan
This is the third book in Kwan’s trilogy that explores the rich and powerful families of Singapore. It follows Nicholas Young who rushes home when he hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed. He soon realises that the entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch’s massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park, a prime estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore, Nicholas’s childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage.