The Shrimp People

The Shrimp People is a 1991 novel by Eurasian Singaporean writer Rex Shelley. The book won National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) Book Award in 1992.[1]

Plot

The novel tells the story of Bertha Rodrigues, the youngest child of police inspector James Rodrigues and Mary Gomez, a housewife. Their family is Eurasian, descended from the Portuguese. Bertha is a gifted hockey player who becomes embroiled in the espionage activities of Indonesia: the Indonesians are determined to upset the political unity of Singapore and Malaya after the Singaporean national referendum, 1962. The book then moves to a surprising conclusion.

References

  1. ↑ http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1641_2010-01-31.html. Retrieved April 14, 2013.


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