{"product_id":"the-accidental-malay-by-karina-robles-bahrin-9781035032372","title":"The Accidental Malay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlick, sharp . . . a joy to read\u003c\/em\u003e — Tash Aw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family's billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong, unexpectedly passes away, Jasmine discovers she is actually a Malay Muslim and this newfound identity threatens to upend her life and ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinding herself at the centre of a political controversy, and caught between two men who love her, \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Malay\u003c\/em\u003e examines the human cost of a country's racial policies and paints a portrait of a woman unwilling to accept the fate history has designated for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA novel both generous and scathing; both honest and nuanced; both grounded in human emotion and engaged with history and politics\u003c\/em\u003e — Preeta Samarasan, author of \u003cem\u003eEvening Is the Whole Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244462256364,"sku":"9781035032372","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035032372-the-accidental-malay-1.jpg?v=1787997315","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-accidental-malay-by-karina-robles-bahrin-9781035032372","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}