Madeleine Thien's stunning debut novel hauntingly retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories. Gail Lim, a producer of radio documentaries, is haunted by the mystery of her father's Asian past. As a child, Gail's father, Matthew Lim, lived in a Malaysian village occupied by the Japanese. He and his beloved Ani wandered the jungle fringe under the terrifying shadow of war. The war shattered their families, splitting the two apart until a brief reunion years later. Matthew's profound connection ...
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Madeleine Thien's stunning debut novel hauntingly retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories. Gail Lim, a producer of radio documentaries, is haunted by the mystery of her father's Asian past. As a child, Gail's father, Matthew Lim, lived in a Malaysian village occupied by the Japanese. He and his beloved Ani wandered the jungle fringe under the terrifying shadow of war. The war shattered their families, splitting the two apart until a brief reunion years later. Matthew's profound connection to Ani and the life-changing secrets they shared cast a shadow that, later still, Matthew's wife, Clara, desperately sought to understand. Gail's journey to unravel the mystery of her parents' lives takes her to Amsterdam, where she unearths more about this mysterious other woman. But as Gail approaches the truth, Ani's story will bring Gail face-to-face, with the untold mysteries of her own life. Vivid, poignant, and written in understated yet powerful prose, CERTAINTY is a novel about the legacies of loss, the dislocations of war, and the timeless redemption afforded by love.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Multi Award Winning Author Madeline Thien in person. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 311 p. Audience: General/trade. A Fine copy, which is tight and clean, and has never been read, in a Very Good dust jacket. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed and dated on the Title page, by Multi Award Winning Author Madeleine Thien, in person, during an Author event in Brooklyn, New York on February 18, 2019. A photo of Madeleine during the event, and an event announcement will be included. "Certainty" is Madeleine's debut novel which retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories. Described as "Vivid, poignant, and written in understated yet powerful prose'" "Certainty" is a novel about the legacies of loss, the dislocations of war, and the timeless redemption afforded by love. "Certainty" won the Amazon. ca First Novel Award in 2006 and was nominated for the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction in 2007. Rest assured, this signed copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. CN5-An advance reading copy trade paperback book in near fine condition that is lightly curled, very light discoloration and shelf wear. Vivid, poignant, and written in understated yet powerful prose, Certainty is a novel about the legacies of loss, the discolocations of war, and the timeless redemption afforded by love. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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