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Sati

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Sati is a study of an Indian Singaporean family of disgruntled and lonely souls trying to beat the odds and rise above their conditions. This is a story of a struggling hawker and his family. Uncommunicative and distant, they each escape into their own private worlds... Read More
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Sati is a study of an Indian Singaporean family of disgruntled and lonely souls trying to beat the odds and rise above their conditions.

This is a story of a struggling hawker and his family. Uncommunicative and distant, they each escape into their own private worlds in search of peace and release. Salim, the husband, harbours a secret passion for the Bollywood actress Sridevi. Rina, a housewife, devotes herself to her religion and caring for her older sister. Their daughter Noori is determined to be allowed to take over Salim's mee goreng stall one day, while their son Kabir plots a life away from home, no longer wanting to be part of their small painful lives.

To survive their tortured existence, they feed off their emotions, using them as fuel to fight against poverty and one another. In a desperate attempt to save his business, Salim promises Noori's hand in marriage to a holy man twice her age. Unaware of her husband's plan, Rina loses herself in a new friendship that makes her question everything she has built her life upon. Noori's urgency to prove herself is suddenly stymied by a mystery illness and Kabir is brutally punished for chasing change. As their selfish pursuits threaten the lives of those around them, tensions mount. If salvation lies in sacrifice, who amongst them will willingly give up their dreams for the sake of family?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789815323689

Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2026

Country: Singapore

Imprint: Penguin Random House SEA

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Nisha Mehraj is a part-time teacher and tutor who quit the rat race to tell stories of people who live in her head. Her debut novel We Do Not Make Love Here was a runner up for the Epigram Fiction Prize (2022) and nominated for the Singapore Literature Prize (2024). Her short story "Chai" was published in Mascara Literary Review (2012). Nisha lives in Singapore with her Gen Z boys, her very efficient housekeeper, and darling Molly, their four-year-old Cavachon. When not working, Nisha is throwing dinner parties just so she has an excuse to wear a sari.

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