The Arches of Gerrard Street

by Chia, Grace

• ISBN13: 9789814882910
• ISBN10: 9814882917
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-05-11
• Publisher: Penguin Books
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Summary

‘The Arches of Gerrard Street reconfigures the tropes of the thriller to deliver a stinging commentary on the chilling trade at the book’s heart. Chia side-steps your narrative expectations and surprises you with tender affirmations of her characters’ humanity.’
-Barrie Sherwood, author of Speed of Lightness
 
MURDER. MIGRANTS. MAFIA.
A small-town girl from Malaysia goes to London’s Chinatown to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that befell her childhood sweetheart.
The shooting of Molly’s childhood friend in London’s Chinatown has led her from Batu Pahat in Malaysia to the British capital to find answers. Who murdered him?  And why? She soon becomes embroiled in a web of deceit spun in an immigrant enclave shrouded in secrecy as her past catches up on her. The Arches of Gerrard Street is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl from a small town thrust into a big city finding her way back to herself.

Author Biography

Grace Chia graduated with an English Literature and Theatre Studies major at NUS, with an MA from Goldsmiths College, UOL. Despite being a mother of two kids with a full-time job, she has three published poetry collections under her belt, a couple of prose titles and her earlier commissions for non-fiction books. Grace has lived outside Singapore for 13 years. Her past lives include a features writer (The Peak, Young Parents, Today’s Parents, freelance work in Wine & Dine, Nautique, etc) and adjunct lecturer at NTU and DigiPen-SIT.

Table of Contents

Part One 1. Donald 2. Molly 3. Han Leong 4. Molly 5. Han Leong 6. Molly 7. Ah Sam 8. Ee-Ling 9. Molly Part Two 10. Donald 11. Iain 12. Molly 13. Han Leong 14. Molly 15. Iain 16. Molly 17. Molly 18. Han Leong 19. Molly Part Three 20. Donald 21. Molly 22. Mandy 23. Ah Sam 24. Iain 25. Molly 26. Molly 27. Han Leong 28. Molly 29. Molly