A Flood of Memories
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Shelf: FICTION / YOUNG ADULT FICTION / FAMILY & FRIENDSHIP
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From the author of former Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner The Cats We Meet Along the Way comes a powerful and lyrically written novel about family, love and facing the ghosts of the past, as Leila returns home to Malaysia in the midst of both rising flood waters and tensions.
It's raining in Sarawak, Malaysia – a lot – and Leila, now living in Kuala Lumpur, must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious. But she hasn't been home since the death of her father – and she's not quite ready to confront what's waiting for her there. Life with Pak was complicated.
But Arthur is in Sarawak, the boy she's thought about ever since they first met at school – Arthur, who offers her support, care and love, but at a cost perhaps too great for Leila. As the floodwaters rise and her family and home become threatened, can Leila confront the enormity of her own past in order to move forwards properly in her present?
A beguiling and meaningful novel which explores the fine line between care and control, between love and abuse in families, and shows that it is possible to move on to a brighter future.
