{"product_id":"the-accidental-malay-9781035032372","title":"The Accidental Malay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e'Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read' Tash Aw\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family's billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her life and ambitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Malay \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the human cost of a country's racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both grounded in human emotion and engaged with history and politics' Preeta Samarasan, author of \u003ci\u003eEvening Is the Whole Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035032372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Karina Robles Bahrin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45169507401909,"sku":"9781035032372","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_865653b6-5111-4244-841c-b0f314c2e050.jpg?v=1741703375","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-accidental-malay-9781035032372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}