Novel – IDWRITERS

Rahasia Salinem

February 15, 2020 by

Salinem is a courtier, a woman whose life is devoted to tending to the needs of the royal family. Throughout her life, which spanned nearly a century from 1923 to 2013, she struggled with a series of dark events. Only before her death did the mystery of Salinem’s life unfold. … [Read more...]

The Sea Speaks His Name

February 15, 2020 by

The tragic yet inspiring story of a group of friends, all young and idealistic political activists who faced the iron fist of power in the waning days of the Suharto regime, in the late 1990s. In the twilight hours of a day in March, Biru Laut was ambushed by four unknown men. Together with his … [Read more...]

The Wandering

February 15, 2020 by

You’ve grown roots, you’re gathering moss. You’re desperate to escape your boring life teaching English in Jakarta, to go out and see the world. So you make a Faustian pact with a devil, who gives you a gift, and a warning. A pair of red shoes to take you wherever you want to go. You’re forever … [Read more...]

The Majesties

January 25, 2020 by

Originally published in Australia as Under Your Wings. In this riveting tale about the secrets and betrayals that can accompany exorbitant wealth, two sisters from a Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with the past after one of them poisons their entire family. Gwendolyn and Estella have always … [Read more...]

Fall Baby

January 5, 2020 by

Awards: Best Literary Work at Singapore Book Awards 2020 It is a novel about the intricacies of art, religion, politics and history in a troubled Indonesia, but also about family, identity, motherhood, and the sisterhood of women. Fall Baby (Penguin Random House: September 2019) tells the … [Read more...]