01581nam a2200253 i 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003900063040002500102082001500127100003000142245004300172264003900215300004600254336002100300337002500321338002300346520083500369650002901204650002601233650002301259651002501282655002001307PPAK20251016120207.0251016s2024    enkab  er     000 f eng d  a9781915584670cRM 98.95qpaperback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a823.921 aChiew, Elaine, eauthor. 10aThe Light Between Us /cElaine Chiew.  1aLondon : bNeem Tree Press, c2024  a340 pages :billustrations, maps ;c20 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  a"At work one night, photography archivist Charlie Sze-Toh receives a misdirected letter from Wang Tian Wei, a 1920s colonial era Chinese photographer. Through a mysterious digital folder and photographic plates, a conversation is sparked, leading to a romance that spans lifetimes. In his time, Tian Wei scours a turbulent Singapore for his missing friend, Aiko, leading him to the perfumed chambers of a Japanese brothel. Meanwhile, in the modern day, Charlie struggles against a family dynamic dominated by her stepmother, a manipulative matriarch who uses family secrets as bargaining chips. Communication starts to become difficult and Tian Wei's letters are tinged by the increasing threat of Japanese Occupation. Will one last fate-defying letter from Charlie allow Tian Wei to keep their love alive?"--Provided by publisher10aFamily secrets vFiction20aTime-travel vFiction20aHistorical fiction 0aSingapore vFiction.  aRomance fiction