Book cover for Ponti

Synopsis

Details

19 April 2018
304 pages
9781509855315
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

Remarkable . . . With brilliant descriptive power and human warmth, Sharlene Teo summons the darker currents of modernity . . . her characters glow with life and humour and minutely observed desperation
A radiant, achingly beautiful novel about relationships between women
A triumph: a nuanced examination of betrayal and grief, memory and the corrupting effects of beauty
With its thoughtful plot and vibrant prose, Ponti is one of the more assured debuts I’ve read recently . . . Too many first novels coast along on a fad-like buzz rather than the promise of a genuine upward trajectory, but everything about Ponti suggests it’s the rare, real deal and Teo’s a writer we’ll be reading for many years to come.