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Book Review of Breaking the Tongue

Breaking the Tongue
Breaking the Tongue
Author: Vyvyane Loh
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


A searing first novel--about a young Chinese man whose father is enamorated with the British colonial government just prior to WWII in Singapore--then the Japanese invade.
Received MANY great and well deserved reviews--I stayed up until past midnight to read it (shocking for me!)