The South [electronic resource]
Tash Aw2025
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'A mesmerising tale. Both heartbreaking and joyful' MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of
one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author
Tash Aw.
'Shimmeringly intelligent and elegiacally intimate' YIYUN LI
CHOSEN AS A TIMES, GUARDIAN and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF 2025.
When his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the
property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair.
The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought.
Still, Jay’s father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is
left. Over the course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to
Chuan, the son of the farm’s manager, different from him in every way except for
one.
Out in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys
intensifies. Inside the house, the other family members confront thei...
Main title:
The South [electronic resource] / Tash Aw
Author:
Tash Aw, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins UK, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (193 MB, 07:02:05 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Windson Liong
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780008637637
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
527703
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |