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The Singapore Grip

by J. G. Farrell

A rubber empire feasts while Singapore edges toward catastrophe.

GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyHistoricalClass divideLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Singapore Grip

In 1939 Singapore, merchant Walter Blackett and his family cling to colonial privilege and profit as war, strikes, and market manipulation expose a world about to be swept away.

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Balanced
Pacing
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Series

The Empire Trilogy · Book 3 of 3

Content warnings
  • war
  • violence
  • death
  • colonialism
  • racism
  • prostitution
  • sexual content
  • illness
  • poverty
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