{"product_id":"mind-the-gap","title":"Mind the Gap","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRatna Damayanti Taha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e9789815348316\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order: This title will be published by end October 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2026 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMind the Gap follows Nora, a data-loving Malay girl finding her way through Singapore’s ever-expanding MRT lines and its increasingly narrow social expectations from the 1990s to the 2020s. With her sharp observations and a suspicious number of pie charts, she examines meritocracy, race and the boundaries of ambition, and learns to navigate the rules around her and to carve out a space of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My book invites readers to explore the gaps in how society defines meritocracy, success, and access, through the eyes of someone often a triple minority in many circles. My wish is that readers feel, even briefly, a kinder curiosity towards those still othered by class or skin.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ratna Damayanti Taha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epigram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42419533512739,"sku":"9789815348316","price":29.4,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/Mindthegap.jpg?v=1778937674","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/mind-the-gap","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}