When the Future Comes Too Soon is a thoughtfully written book with a very human touch.” - Culture Fly “This isn’t just a story of survival it’s a tale of love during wartime, of wavering loyalties, and of Malayan and Chinese culture. “An exciting read.Stirring and realistic, When the Future Comes Too Soon is a dynamic examination of the Japanese attack on British Malaya and the tenuousness of love in war, told from the rare perspective of local Malayan-Chinese.” - Asian Review of Books Highly recommended.” - South China Morning Post “An atmospheric account of family in wartime.Siak writes with genuine dramatic flair, vivid feeling for atmosphere, and a keen sense of dramatizing history. Her life seems bleak until she meets Chew Hock San, who helps her and her children during a surprise bombing.This is a novel of survival and love.Excellent historical fiction!” -Historical Novel Society Mei Foong cherishes Malayan and Chinese culture, telling her children classic Chinese tales to imbue them with the sense of their classical past. “The British have abandoned Malaya (as it was then known), and the Japanese occupation has begun.
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