Sati
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Sati
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
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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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