Interest and Principle · Book One
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Penang, 1860. Five sisters, one season, and an orange thrown without a name.
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Kapitan's Daughters follows the five Gan sisters of Penang across five books, through four weddings, one rivalry between two kongsi houses, and the riots of August 1867. Interest and Principle is Book One. It is out on 15 November 2026.
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