Once We Were There Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Intermediate (2009) National Bestseller

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a nurse is worn down by the demand for her skills as a funeral singer

aggressive materialism of the new world

Once We Were There Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Intermediate (2009) National BestsellerWinner of the 2017 Penang Monthly Book Prize. Journalist Delonix Regia chances upon the cultured and irresistible Omar amidst the upheaval of the Reformasi movement in Kuala Lumpur. As the city roils around them, they find solace in love, marriage, and then parenthood. But when their two year old daughter Alba is kidnapped, Del must confront the terrible secret of a city where babies are sold and girls trafficked. By turns heart breaking and