Lying Eyes

<p>In World War II Singapore (1942-1945) many people went through unimaginable suffering. Siew Chin was forced to become a comfort woman in a Japanese military brothel. Her husband Tiong was taken away to be massacred. Ah Ding collaborated with the Japanese occupiers. And yet as is always the case with the moral complexities of war Ah Ding was also a volunteer in the very guerrilla unit whose members he came to incriminate with his pointed finger and it was he who pointed Siew Chin towards a new life.</p><p>Years later Siew Chin encounters Ah Ding once again. Tortured by unwanted memories Ah Ding recoils from this long-buried remnant of his past. Can Ah Ding finally make peace with his history or will he succumb to the overwhelming guilt and shame that has plagued him for six decades? <em>Lying Eyes</em> gives voices to people caught up in the powerful currents of national events silent characters whom history has largely passed over.</p><p><br></p><p>About the author:</p><p><strong style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>A.K. Kulshreshth</strong><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>'s short stories have been published in eight countries. Together with his mother he has translated four books from Hindi to English. In 2021 he completed </span><em style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Bride of the City</em><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)> the first ever translation into English of the classic 1949 Hindi novel </span><em style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu</em><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>. His first novel </span><em style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Lying Eyes</em><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)> was longlisted for 2022 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Highly recommended-<em>The Historical Novels Review</em></p><p><br></p><p>A literary achievement of social inspection that provides enlightening thought-provoking and hard to put down.-<em>Midwest Book Review</em></p><p><br></p><p>2022 Epigram Books Fiction Prize (Longlist)</p><p><br></p>