Watersong

‘Goenawan’s chilling latest delivers one startling revelation after another … Goenawan sustains a fast pace all the way to a shocking and satisfying conclusion. This author continues to impress.’

* Publishers Weekly *

‘Watersong transports the reader to worlds both familiar and unknown. Clarissa Goenawan’s crisp narration and vivid characters made this novel feel like a lingering dream. This is an intriguing and soul-stirring story about how we reconcile with our pasts.’

-- Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters

‘Haunting, dreamy, and deeply atmospheric, Watersong is a jewel box of a novel, spilling forth with stories within stories, each a perfect, gleaming tribute to lost love, past secrets, and the enduring quest for human connection amidst it all.’

-- Kirstin Chen, author of Soy Sauce for Beginners

‘An atmospheric mystery, elegantly told.’

-- Winnie M. Li, author of Dark Chapter

‘There is a lot of style … this author will indeed have a long career.’

-- Joe Horgan * Irish Examiner *

‘A compelling novel … Watersong is a captivating and nuanced exploration of love.’

-- Akina Hansen * Good Reading Magazine *

‘[T]ruly magnificent. It touches the soul while exploring the cognitive aspects that have lingered behind certain elements of society … Truly a work of art … Watersong will be one that must be considered as a top contender for memorability, and characterisation of the highest degree.’

-- Chris Reed * NZ Booklovers *

Praise for The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida:

‘[A] complex, interpersonal mystery … [A] tremendous examination of sadness … [A] book with heart about the mysteries of the heart.’

-- Benjamin Welton * New York Journal of Books *

Praise for The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida

‘An offbeat, tender exploration of the secrets we keep from others … Goenawan is clearly a talented and creative storyteller … She excels at suspense, keeping the reader guessing with left-field plot developments and forays into magic realism that somehow seem in keeping with realities on the ground.’

* The Irish Times *

Praise for The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida:

‘Vivid and intriguing — an elegantly cryptic, poetically plotted Murakami-esque whydunit.’

-- Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti