![]() This one is her debut novel, which shows that most of the key ingredients that made it so special were there from the start. Madeleine Thien first came to my attention when her brilliant third novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker prize. Vivid, poignant, and written in understated yet powerful prose, Certainty is a novel about the legacies of loss, the dislocations of war, and the timeless redemption afforded by love. But as Gail approaches the truth, Ani's story will bring Gail face-to-face, with the untold mysteries of her own life. Gail's journey to unravel the mystery of her parents' lives takes her to Amsterdam, where she unearths more about this mysterious other woman. Matthew's profound connection to Ani and the life-changing secrets they shared cast a shadow that, later still, Matthew's wife, Clara, desperately sought to understand. ![]() The war shattered their families, splitting the two apart until a brief reunion years later. He and his beloved Ani wandered the jungle fringe under the terrifying shadow of war. As a child, Gail's father, Matthew Lim, lived in a Malaysian village occupied by the Japanese. Gail Lim, a producer of radio documentaries, is haunted by the mystery of her father's Asian past. ![]() Madeleine Thien's stunning debut novel hauntingly retells a crucial moment in history, through two unforgettable love stories. ![]()
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