Now You See Us: A Novel
เจเจธ เจเจกเฉเจ-เจเจฟเจคเจพเจฌ เจฌเจพเจฐเฉ
Crazy Rich Asians meets The Help! From Reeseโs Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes a wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singaporeโs elite, and band together to solve a murder mystery involving one of their own.
โTender and heartfelt, Now You See us also manages to be laugh-out-loud funny. An uplifting story of courage and hope that will keep you enthralled until the very last page.โโJean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee
""A truly irresistible read. Intricately plotted, propulsive, and provocative, NOW YOU SEE US showcases an author at the peak of her talents.""--Kirstin Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Counterfeit
Corazon, Donita, and Angel are Filipina domestic workersโpart of the wave of women sent to Singapore to be cleaners, maids, and caregivers.
Corazon: A veteran domestic worker, Cora had retired back to the Philippines for good, but she has returned to Singapore under mysterious circumstances. Now sheโs keeping a secret from her wealthy employer, who is planning an extravagant wedding for her socialite daughter.
Donita: Barely out of her teens, this is Donitaโs first time in Singapore, and sheโs had the bad luck to be hired by the notoriously fussy Mrs. Fann. Brazen and exuberant, Donitaโs thrown herself into a love affair with an Indian migrantย worker.
Angel: Working as an in-home caregiver for an elderly employer, Angel is feeling blue after a recent breakup with the woman she loves. Sheโs alarmed when her employerโs son suddenly brings in a new nurse who may be a valuable ally...or meant to replace her.
Then an explosive news story shatters Singaporeโs famous tranquilityโand sends a chill down the spine of every domestic worker. Flordeliza Martinez, a Filipina maid, has been arrested for murdering her female employer. The three women donโt know the accused well, but she could be any of them; every worker knows stories of women who were scapegoated or even executed for crimes they didnโt commit.
Shocked into action, Donita, Corazon, and Angel will use their considerable moxie and insight to piece together the mystery of what really happened on the day Flordelizaโs employer was murdered. After all, no one knows the secrets of Singaporeโs families like the women who work in their homes...
เจฒเฉเจเจ เจฌเจพเจฐเฉ
The daughter of a diplomat, Balli Kaur Jaswal was born in Singapore and grew up in Japan, Russia, and the Philippines. She received a BA in Creative Writing from Hollins University in Virginia and a PhD from Singaporeโs Nanyang Technical University. Her essays and op-eds about diaspora, censorship, racism, and sexuality have appeared in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, The South China Morning Post, Harperโs Bazaar, and Salon.com. She lives with her family in Singapore, where she is a professor at Yale-NUS.
