It’s childhood, and we meet a pair of adoring, rivalrous young sisters. Cyril Wong, author of The Lover’s Inventory and The Last Lesson of Mrs. Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and The Revolution of Marina M.Īt its heart, modestly and sensitively written, this is a story about braving unspeakable cracks that widen upon a tragedy in the family. Praise for The Gods Will Hear Us EventuallyĪ suspenseful, fast-moving and psychologically acute story of a family tragedy, Jinny Koh’s novel, The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually, follows the impact of a missing child on each member of the family and on the bonds that tie them together. A masterful debut by Jinny Koh, The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually boldly interrogates the extent of familial love and expectation while unravelling the complexities of hope and redemption. Turning to a medium as her obsession to find her daughter escalates, the family is sucked into a web of pain and deceit that forces them to confront their own measures of loss. Until her daughter’s body is found, Su Lai refuses to believe that she has simply disappeared. Faced with her mother’s wrath and riddled with guilt, Anna tries to make amends as she grapples with the aftermath of her actions. When 7-year-old Anna told a lie to get out of trouble, she didn’t expect her older sister to go missing.
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