Birthmark

They were born identical. They were raised worlds apart.

One flaw decided who was kept—and who was given away.

Twin sisters separated at birth grow up in very different worlds.

Li Yen lives a quiet life shaped by duty and sacrifice, helping her struggling family survive while caring for a mother whose illness has slowly reshaped her future. Nicole, meanwhile, moves easily through a life of privilege—one filled with glamour, freedom and dangerous possibilities.

They share the same face. The same DNA.

But nothing else.

When an unexpected encounter finally brings them together, curiosity draws them closer—and into lives neither fully understands. As boundaries begin to blur, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and the fragile balance between them begins to fracture.

Because the life that seems perfect from the outside may conceal something far darker beneath.

And once you step into someone else's world, it may be impossible to return to your own.

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Ong Chin Huat (Author)

Ong Chin Huat is the number-one bestselling author of Harmony Heights, named one of the Best Books of 2024 by the Financial Times Weekend and MPH Bookstores. Trained as a lawyer at the London School of Economics and called to the Bar in the UK and Malaysia, he went on to study History of Art in Florence before turning to journalism, becoming the first Chinese member of the editorial team at Hong Kong Tatler. He has since written for The Star, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE and Condé Nast Traveller, and founded The Living Edit, a digital lifestyle magazine. His new novel, Birthmark, is published by Penguin Random House SEA.