Penghulu EBRD Literature Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2018) As a hurricane passes through

As a hurricane passes through Islamorada

a mythology has grown up around the family and its firms

When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother

Publication Date: 08 Nov 2011

if only to understand ourselves better

Penghulu EBRD Literature Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2018) As a hurricane passes throughPak Suleh was the penghulu of Pulau Sebidang, one of the influential village headmen of the islands of the South. Forced to relocate to a small high rise flat on mainland Singapore, he worries for the future of his family and yearns for his beloved island. A powerful meditation on loss, Penghulu is a portrait of a man struggling to return to his old way of life. But can Pak Suleh thwart the plans of his son in law, a newly elected member of parliament