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912 Batu Road

Viji Krishnamoorthy
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912 BATU ROAD
By Viji Krishnamoorthy

Clarity Publishing 978-967-17657-4-6 Softcover 129 x 198mm 280pp

Publish date: 1 September 2021 - available at Kinokuniya, MPH, Popular, and all good independent bookshops nationwide.

Retail price: RM39.00

War brought them together, a secret love tore them apart...

The Iyers’ and the Tans’ tranquil lives are shattered with the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and an unthinkable betrayal forces both families into a treacherous game of resistance and survival.

Juxtaposed against this wartime saga of two Malayan families is a modern-day forbidden love story between their descendants. As the third generation navigates work, love and relationships, their secret affair challenges traditional Brahmin beliefs and threatens to destroy an age old friendship.

Can past betrayals be forgiven and will the new generation find the strength to move beyond their families’ long-buried pain?

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Viji Krishnamoorthy’s sweeping debut novel deftly weaves together vibrant fiction and meticulous research on the heroic exploits of Malayan wartime heroes - Sybil Kathigasu, Gurchan Singh and many others - who fearlessly fought for their beloved country.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Viji Krishnamoorthy was born in Ipoh, Perak to a Tamil father and Hokkien Chinese mother. She spent her early school years in Kuala Lumpur and then in Madras (as it was then known). She completed her tertiary education in the UK. She previously worked as a freelance writer for several magazines and this is her debut novel. The author is happily married with two children and lives in Kuala Lumpur.

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