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Raffles Place Ragtime

by Philip Jeyaretnam
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Raffles Place Ragtime
Raffles Place Ragtime

Singapore ambition collides with love, deception, and consequence

If you enjoy sharp dramas about wealth and ambition, this novel reveals the human cost beneath Singapore’s financial glamour. Its tangled relationships make success feel thrilling—and deeply unsettling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9789814302463
Authors: Philip Jeyaretnam
Publisher: MARSHALL CAVENDISH
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Soft cover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Drama, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Theatre
Goodreads rating: 3.36
(rated by 53 readers)

Description

Raffles Place Ragtime examines the complex issues of ambition, deception and love amidst the high-speed hustle of Singapore's financial district and high society, and explores the implications of hard-nosed material aspirations at the level of individual experiences and its ensuing emotional and psychological consequences.
 

Singapore ambition collides with love, deception, and consequence

If you enjoy sharp dramas about wealth and ambition, this novel reveals the human cost beneath Singapore’s financial glamour. Its tangled relationships make success feel thrilling—and deeply unsettling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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