In 1971, teenaged Amrit disappears from her house in themiddle of the night. Although her absence is brief, she returns a differentperson, and the event causes fissures to develop that threaten to unravel hertraditional Punjabi Sikh family.

Over the next two decades, as Singapores political, socialand cultural landscapes change, the familys attempts to cope with the shiftslead to some disastrous consequences. How do we confront our legacies, and,when necessary, how do we accept change?Inheritanceis auniversal story of family, identity and belonging.

About the Author

Balli Kaur Jaswalis the recipient of The SydneyMorning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Award 2014 forInheritance,which inspired a film adaptation directed by K. Rajagopal, calledLizardon the Wall.

Her second novel,Sugarbread, wasshortlisted for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction Prize and the 2018 SingaporeLiterature Prize, while her most recent book,Erotic Stories forPunjabi Widows, was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick in 2018.

Born in Singapore and raised in Japan, Russia and thePhilippines, she studied creative writing in the United States, and hasreceived writing fellowships from the University of East Anglia and NanyangTechnological University. Her fourth novel,The Unlikely Adventures ofthe Shergill Sisters, will be published in the USA and UK in 2019.