Love, Lies and Indomee
Love, Lies and Indomee
Drama, tragicomedy, English (translated by Zedeck Siew), Epigram Books, 2019, ISBN: 9789814785587, 248p
Synopsis:
Independent career woman Ratu needs a boyfriend—now. She can’t stand her mother’s nagging, and she’d rather die than be forced into an arranged marriage. Taking matters into her own hands, she trawls the internet in hopes of finding her dream man: tall, slim and look like a model. So when she meets a handsome stranger online who ticks all the boxes, will he turn out to be Mr Right?
Love, Lies, and Indomee is a sharp and witty novel about the struggles of finding love in 21st-century Jakarta.
Critical praise:
“The novel serves as a reminder that love is never perfect and that every fresh start rides on the coattails of something devastating. It … is unabashed and honest in its delivery of these reminders.” – Mackerel.life
“If you are looking for a light read that is also smart, Love, Lies And Indomee by
Nuril Basri is right up your alley. ” – The Weekender
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