The South by Tash Aw

The South by Tash AwCHOSEN AS A TIMES, GUARDIAN and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF 2025. A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer about family, desire, and what we inherit from celebrated author Tash Aw. When his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought.

but to do so

The book generally encapsulates the time from the Second Fleet

Seen through the eyes of a cast of colourful characters

this is the only book you will ever need

We were all born here

exactly when you need it

and a movement compelled by both the heart and the mind

Jieun discovers an astonishing revelation that will change her life

Simply paint with water

Generations of children have begged to hear this story before bed

As the child of a Hooter's waitress and an ex-Pro-Wrestler

Speak again the ancient oathsLife before death