Title: How we disappeared : a novel /
Authors: Lee, Jing-Jing, 1985-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Comfort women Fiction.; Last words Fiction.; Widows Fiction; Villages Singapore Fiction.; Human trafficking Japan Fiction.; Military offenses Fiction.; World War, 1939-1945 Fiction; FICTION / Historical / World War II.; FICTION / Literary.; FICTION / Sagas.; Comfort women; Human trafficking; Last words; Military offenses; Villages; Widows; Singapore History Fiction.; Singapore History Fiction.; Japan; Singapore
Abstract: "Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only two survivors and one tiny child. In a neighboring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is strapped into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military brothel where she is forced into sexual slavery as a 'comfort woman.' After sixty years of silence, what she saw and experienced still haunts her. In the year 2000, twelve-year-old Kevin is sitting beside his ailing grandmother when he overhears a mumbled confession. He sets out to discover the truth, wherever it might lead, setting in motion a chain of events he never could have foreseen. Weaving together two time lines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Drawing in part on her family's experiences, Jing-Jing Lee has crafted a profoundly moving, unforgettable novel about human resilience, the bonds of family and the courage it takes to confront the past." -- Amazon.