BaskinginSingapore’snonstopsunshine,Dara,Amaka,andLillianarelivingtheglamorousexpatdream--untilamysterious(nottomentionhandsome)newarrivalinfiltratestheirtight-knitcommunityandruinseverything:“Wanderlust-inducing“(LolaAkinmade?kerstr繹m,internationalbestsellingauthor).ATodayShow#ReadWithJennaBookClubPick“Dazzling...Ilovedthisstoryaboutfriendship,whoweleanon,femaleambition,andwhatdefinesus.“--JennaBushHagerTheLionCityhasgonebymanynamesandisfamousformanythings--itsdecadentstreetfood,itsworld-classshopping,itslushgardensthatburstwithtropicalblooms.Butparadiseisalwayshidingasnake.ForDara,aworkaholiclawyerfromtheUK,Singaporeisopportunity.Everyday,brokeringdealsforherfirm’swealthyclientele,shegetsclosertoherultimategoal:makingpartner.ForAmaka,asharp-tonguedbankerfromNigeria,Singaporeisextravagance.Gucci,Prada,Herm癡s--shelovesnothingmorethantoluxuriateinthemajordepartmentstoresthatcallhernameonOrchardRoad.AndforLillian,aformerpianistturned“trailingspouse“fromtheU.S.,Singaporeisreinvention.Inastunningapartmentwith360簞views,theislandseemstoglitterasfarastheeyecansee.Butcomplicationsareloomingintheformofanenigmaticstranger,whosepresenceexposescracksinSingapore’sbeguilingfa癟ade.Dara’sambitionsmeanshehasnolifeoutsidethefirm,andherinsecuritiesarethreateningtoderailthepromotionshe’sspentthelastsixyearsstrivingfor.Amakaisdesperatetoescapethechaossheleftbehindathomeandhidingaspiralingshoppingaddictionthat’sendangeringherverysenseofself.AndwhileLillian’slifemaybetheenvyofoutsiders,anewobsessionisimperilingeverything--andeveryone--aroundher.InTheSunSetsinSingapore,KehindeFadipecapturestherichnessofthismetropolisthroughtheeyesofthreetenaciouswomen,whoareabouttolearnthatunfinishedhistorycanfollowyouanywhere,nomatterhowfaryourunfromhome.
