Crazy Rich Asians meets The Help! From Reese’s Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes a wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore’s elite, and band together to solve a murder mystery involving one of their own. Jaswal delivers sharp insights into Singapore society through the eyes of those it classifies as foreign.

Book review: Maids solve murder mystery in Balli Kaur Jaswal

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Jacobs, Matthew (May 30, 2013). "Isla Fisher Almost Drowned While Filming 'Now You See Me': 'No One Realized I Was Actually Struggling' ". HuffPost.com . Retrieved February 27, 2022. The premise of blowing the doors off the mistreatment of Filipino maids employed by exploitative Singaporean Ma'ams is very appealing. On it's own, it might have made for some in-depth observations, perhaps a further exploration of how this particular migration pattern evolved, the culture of emigration from the Philippines into service across the globe. Instead the author threw issue after issue into the mix, which muddied the message and reeked of desperation to elicit a negative reaction to all things Singaporean. The plight of the domestic workers was crystal clear within the first three or four chapters, but she continued to hit us over the head with it again and again and again. Snider, Eric D. (May 30, 2013). "Review: NOW YOU SEE ME Is Incredible, Not in the Good Way". ScreenAnarchy . Retrieved December 14, 2020.

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It centers around 3 women who have come from the Philippines to work as domestics in upscale Singapore households. The eldest, Corazon, has a kind ma’am, Angel’s ma’am died and she’s finding her new normal within the family, and sexy young Donita has an awful, abusive ma’am. The stories of Cora, Angel and Donita, all Filipina domestic workers was so engaging. Cora has a broken heart over the death of her nephew Raymond. She was for all intents and purposes the only parent he had and her grief for his loss weighs on her and has changed her. Her new position is very good but Cora's not inclined to engage or trust anything or anyone. She just wants to do her work and be left alone. Angel, has a position that has been good but circumstances in the household have changed and she now is not only uncomfortable, but she is also unsafe. Rounding out the trio of friends is the youngest, Donita. She has the worst placement by far, with an employer who is straight up abusive. Still, Donita holds her head high and refuses to give Mrs. Fann the complete deference she craves.BAFTA TV 2020: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy TV Craft Awards". BAFTA. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020 . Retrieved June 4, 2020. Each of the women has problems of her own. Angel, a lesbian recovering from a bad break-up, has to fend off sexual harassment from her employer’s son.