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...]
In Between, Di Antara
February 2, 2020 by
Co-author with Robin Block. Too often, Indonesia and the Netherlands present their shared history as two separate stories that barely seem to touch one another. Grand narratives of heroes, victims, soldiers, and flags. But where is the common ground? Where can we place the subtle twists of fate … [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...]
