Now You See Us: A fierce and funny new novel from international bestseller and Reese’s Pick. ‘Propulsive and provocative’ Kirstin Chen, NYT bestseller of Counterfeit

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Once Upon A Time, Blockzilla, The Numberblocks Express, Fruit Salad, Zero, Now We Are Six to Ten, Numberblobs, Building Blocks, Peekaboo! You can read this if you want to know more about life in Singapore and the very evident class divide between the domestic workers and the locals. When one of Donita’s friends is accused of murdering her own ma’am, the Singapore news goes wild accusing maids of conspiring against their employers, and Cora, Angel, and Donita band together to try to figure out what happened. Angel is recovering from heartbreak after losing her girlfriend, Suzan, but she doesn't have much time to dwell when a new in-home care worker threatens her position in the household.

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In between, Lily and Atlas steal away for romantic moments that are even sweeter for their authenticity as Lily struggles with child care, breastfeeding, and running a business while trying to find time for herself. I don't even know quite how to classify it as there is a murder mystery here but it also has elements of and reads like either contemporary or women's fiction. This is billed as a cross between Crazy Rich Asians and The Help, both of which I liked, so I thought I'd try it. 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. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

Author Mallery has created a delightful story of friendship between three women that also offers a variety of love stories as they fall in love, make mistakes, and figure out how to be the best—albeit still flawed—versions of themselves.

Book review: Maids solve murder mystery in Balli Kaur Jaswal

Beneath the propulsive pulse of the murder mystery is Jaswal's subtle illumination of the many indignities that the powerless must endure in this tender and heartfelt novel. At the Merry Maids agency, she meets newly arrived Donita, who is already at odds with her difficult employer.I didn’t feel connected to the characters, and their friendship with each other seemed lacking and even a bit forced at times. Their relationships with each other; their employers and the Republic of Singapore; and their families and homeland provide extraordinary texture to the violent crime at the story’s center. Then an explosive news story shatters Singapore’s famous tranquility—and sends a chill down the spine of every domestic worker.

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There are only about 300 pages although the audiobook itself was a little over 11 hours, but it goes really quickly, and I didn’t want to put it down. All the characters were well done, from those I cheered for to those I really wished for bad things to happen to. Teachers who took part in the study reported that not only did their understanding of the children’s underlying needs that caused difficult behaviour improved, but they were able to adapt their practice to better support children’s needs within the class.

But Cora’s and Angel’s troubles are no match for those of proud, young, persistent Donita, who’s stuck working for the vicious Mrs. Three maids (Corazon 'Cora", Donita, and Angel) have been stationed by Merry Maids on the luxurious island of Singapore, but they are all in vastly different situations.