When They Burned the Butterfly

"Post-independence Singapore in the 1970s was a time of great change and economic upheaval. While turmoil roils outside, 16-year-old Adeline Siow is bored and lonely at home. But life gets a lot more intense when her mother is murdered and Adeline, who like her mother has the ability to manipulate fire, is soon dragged into a dangerous world of gangsters, gods and secrets. A blossoming sapphic romance is threatened by patriarchal violence. With its heart-pounding action and vivid imagery, this book will have you hooked from the first word to the last."