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Books 5 years ago
‘A Yellow House’ opens window to the lives of Indonesian domestic workers in Singapore
Many Indonesian maids often are locked inside working extra-long hours without even being fed. Some of them experience sexual abuse. Those portrayals of Indonesian domestic workers along with Asian domestic workers are neatly narrated in Karien van Ditzhuijzen’s A Yellow House.
Books 7 years ago
Desi Anwar’s five stories seek to soothe pain of growing up
Growing up is hard to do. And the worst part is that it never ends. In her first foray into fiction, journalist and writer Desi Anwar takes readers by the hand to show them that they are not alone in their struggles and that there “isn’t much a cup of tea can’t help with”.
