{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarina Robles Bahrin got her first break as a writer when she guest-edited a weekly teen column in \u003ci\u003eThe New Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e a very long time ago. Her short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eUrban Odysseys: KL Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKL Noir: Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Subtle Degree of Restraint \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMalaysian Tales: Retold \u0026amp; Remixed\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives and works on the island of Langkawi where she runs a hotel, restaurant, farm and community initiative promoting storytelling among the island's youth and children. \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Malay\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298380546322,"sku":"9781035032372","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_499dfcfd-8df9-4054-828e-153e041abd37.jpg?v=1747818534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-accidental-malay-9781035032372","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}