$18.95

managed to get an interesting book from times bookshop @ marina square on tues when i went for dinner with jian nan, chen zhong, zhair and quan heng. finished reading it just now. a good book which i would recommend to all. for friends who want to borrow the book, do feel free to drop me a sms, email or post on my shoutbox and let me know.

the blurb of the novel :

'Darling, this is Younes. Yesterday he was my nephew, today he is our son'

Younes' life is changed forever when his poverty-stricken parents surrender him to the care of his more affluent uncle. Renamed Jonas, he grows up in a colourful colonial Algerian town, and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing - not even the Algerian Revolt - will shake. He meets Emilie, a beautiful, beguiling girl who captures the hearts of all who see her, and an epic love story is set in motion.

Time and again Jonas is forced to choose between two worlds: Algerian or European; past or present; love or loyalty, and finally he must decide if he will surrender to fate or take control of his own destiny at last.