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Author: Jason Erik Lundberg
Publication Date: 10 Nov 2026
A magical realist journey to repair a fractured mother-daughter relationship, set against a near-future Singapore encapsulated by a monumental glass dome. Leia Ooi's husband died two years ago, and she's raising their children on her own. In addition, her father is approaching eighty, and her mother is literally now a two-toed sloth. She feels stuck in her life and ambitions, a victim of the sandwich generation. Then, on the cusp of Singapore's ninetieth birthday, as a frightening epidemic threatens the country, a well-meaning acquaintance kidnaps Leia's mother from her habitat, and mother and daughter must go on the run from the authorities. As Leia confronts her unresolved grief, a series of uncanny encounters makes her doubt her own sanity and whether she'll ever be able to return to a normal life. For fans of Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll, The Butterfly Lampshade by Aimee Bender, and The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien.
Author: Jason Erik Lundberg
Publication Date: 10 Nov 2026
A magical realist journey to repair a fractured mother-daughter relationship, set against a near-future Singapore encapsulated by a monumental glass dome. Leia Ooi's husband died two years ago, and she's raising their children on her own. In addition, her father is approaching eighty, and her mother is literally now a two-toed sloth. She feels stuck in her life and ambitions, a victim of the sandwich generation. Then, on the cusp of Singapore's ninetieth birthday, as a frightening epidemic threatens the country, a well-meaning acquaintance kidnaps Leia's mother from her habitat, and mother and daughter must go on the run from the authorities. As Leia confronts her unresolved grief, a series of uncanny encounters makes her doubt her own sanity and whether she'll ever be able to return to a normal life. For fans of Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll, The Butterfly Lampshade by Aimee Bender, and The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien.