How We Disappeared: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020

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They didn’t bother naming the girl for a few weeks, but when they did, they named her Wang Di – to hope for a brother. The bonds between the women held as sex slaves were such that Wang Di still hears their voices, still relives their suffering and, in some cases, the circumstances of their murder.

This sprawling epic talks about the Japanese occupation of Singapore during WW II and its repercussions which affect families until this day.That day, at the hospital, he wanted to tell her that he understood, that it took time, gathering courage, finding the right words. Still, a solid debut novel that I would recommend: It's informative, well-written and full of heart.

Unfortunately, like majority of the resorts, this one has dim light in the rooms, in which I just cannot get any reading done. Da questo punto di vista quindi Storia della nostra scomparsa di Jing-Jing Lee ha sicuramente il pregio di avermi fatto conoscere qualcosa che non sapevo. A lot of the details of the families trying to survive during the occupation was sad and horrific, but the second, present day timeline seemed unnecessary to the story and just didn’t appeal to me in the end.This novel set in Singapore grapples with a history that many in the city-state would rather leave forgotten. So I might not have necessarily agreed with the structural and narrative decisions that the author made but would recommend this book widely: it's painful reading but surely urgent and necessary - especially as women are still being trafficked into sexual slavery, and placed in 'rape camps' in wars around the world.