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The great reclamation / Rachel Heng.

Heng, Rachel, (author.).

Summary:
"A sweeping novel set in Singapore during the years leading up to its independence from British colonial powers, about one young boy from a rural fishing family and the love story that will shape his life and complicate the fate of his larger community"-- Provided by publisher.
Ah Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century coastal Singapore in the waning years of British rule. He is a gentle boy who is not much interested in fishing, preferring to spend his days playing with the neighbor girl, Siok Mei. But 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—something to offer the community and impress the spirited girl he has come to love. By the time they are teens, Ah Boon and Siok Mei are 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, the two friends, newly empowered, must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up. An aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, The Great Reclamation confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people’s feet.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593420119
  • ISBN: 059342011X
  • Physical Description: 451 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
Subject: Gifted persons > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Singapore > Fiction.
Singapore > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 20 of 23 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 23 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION HENG (Text) 50686016292984 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION HENG (Text) 50686016293438 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F HEN (Text) 33240005160117 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library FHEN (Text) 75011000392628 Adult Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Hen (Text) 85131001867846 CACM Fiction Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults HEN Fiction (Text) 34217000861658 Adult Area Available -
Highland Community Library F HEN (Text) 35610001010219 HGHM Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Heng (Text) 39427103728184 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/12/2024
Kaltreider-Benfer Library Adults HEN Fiction (Text) 34002001684147 Adult Area New Checked Out 03/27/2024
Lehighton Area Memorial Library F HEN (Text) 30445100220178 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: "A sweeping novel set in Singapore during the years leading up to its independence from British colonial powers, about one young boy from a rural fishing family and the love story that will shape his life and complicate the fate of his larger community"--
Ah Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century coastal Singapore in the waning years of British rule. He is a gentle boy who is not much interested in fishing, preferring to spend his days playing with the neighbor girl, Siok Mei. But 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—something to offer the community and impress the spirited girl he has come to love. By the time they are teens, Ah Boon and Siok Mei are 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, the two friends, newly empowered, must decide who they want to be, and what they are willing to give up. An aching love story and powerful coming-of-age that reckons with the legacy of British colonialism, the World War II Japanese occupation, and the pursuit of modernity, The Great Reclamation confronts the wounds of progress, the sacrifices of love, and the difficulty of defining home when nature and nation collide, literally shifting the land beneath people’s feet.

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