The Scent of the Gods - Fiona Cheong

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The Scent of the Gods, Fiona Cheong, 1991, Singapore (Singapore/United States), NOVEL

"...Su Yen is aware that differences between Malay and Chinese citizens have caused demonstrations and riots; she knows that her uncle disappeared because of his political beliefs and that Grandmother offers prayers reserved for the dead for him at the alter in the kitchen. She also knows that her duty as a girl "is to watch and listen," yet she questions her cousins, especially seventeen-year-old Li Yeun, about Singapore and China..."

(H.S., p. 52)