A brilliant and utterly engaging novel about a young woman’s rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore, where old traditions clash with heady modern materialism. Vividly told in Singlish — colorful Singaporean English with its distinctive cadence and slang — Sarong Party Girls brilliantly captures the unique voice of this young, striving woman caught between worlds. With remarkable vibrancy and empathy, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan brings not only Jazzy, but her city of Singapore, to dazzling, dizzying life.

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