num_pages: 423
description: Malaya. A land of unparalleled richness. For centuries, the peninsula has attracted fortune hunters, money-grabbing pirates and migrants seeking a better life. Among those whose lives are rooted in the Malayan soil are three families - the Wongs, sons of the Chinese earth; the Wees, subjects of the English gods; the Mahmuds, scions of the Malayan soil - each with different dreams for the bit of earth they live on. Their destinies meet and this clash of hopes inevitably leads to tragedy.In A Bit Of Earth, Suchen Christine Lim deftly weaves historical fact and a fiery imagination in a visually powerful multicultural story that spans three generations and four decades - proving once again that she's one of Asia’s leading fiction writers.
language: English
title: A bit of earth
titlecomplete: A bit of earth
genres: Fiction, Asia, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 97
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Singapore Literature Prize
category: English, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards
category: Fiction
publisher: Times Books International