Aw, Tash 1971- creator author. text Fiction History enk 2019 2009 4th Estate paperback edition 6 monographic eng

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343 pages : 20 cm During their years together in the orphanage Johan keeps a constant vigil over his little brother Adam. But they are placed in different adoptive homes and lose all contact. Johan is taken to Kuala Lumpur by a wealthy Malaysian couple, to a life of smart restaurants and expensive cars, whilst Adam remains in Indonesia where he is adopted in by a Dutch painter, Karl, and finds himself growing up in a simple coastal town. Adam often thinks of his brother, but as the years pass, the memories become less painful, and he adapts to his new life. However, in the summer of 1964 unrest is in the air as post-colonial Indonesia slides gradually towards civil war. Foreigners, and especially the Dutch, are treated with increasing hostility. When Karl is arrested, sixteen-year-old Adam resolves to do all that he can to find him. He quickly falls in with a dangerous crowd and is swept up in events that reach far beyond his understanding. general TASH AW Originally published: 2009. Abandoned children Fiction Indonesia Brothers Fiction Adopted children Fiction 823.92 9780007349982 PPAK 191112 20191112163052.0 eng