A Malaysian Restaurant in London

The new novel from the author of the bestselling collection HORROR STORIES. A child goes missing. On a hill stands a huge banyan tree. The story unfolds ... Kenny Leong, a university student, and his two brothers open a restaurant in London.  His Irish friend, Trevor, helps out as a waiter. At first the restaurant is a failure but when the junior chef, Faizah, cooks up a new mysterious Malay dish, everything changes for them all. In this haunting tale of love and healing, we follow Kenny and Trevor from London to Seville, and then to Malaysia thirty years later.

About the Author

Tunku Halim was born in 1964. He lives nomadically but is a frequent visitor to his country of birth, Malaysia.Tunku Halim was born in 1964. He lives nomadically but is a frequent visitor to his country of birth, Malaysia. His previous books include several short story collections, his latest being 7 Days to Midnight (2013), two novels, Dark Demon Rising (1997) and Vermillion Eye (2000), and the novella Juriah's Song (2008). His nonfiction books include A Children's History of Malaysia (2003) and a biography of his late father Tunku Abdullah - A Passion for Life (1998). His first book with Fixi Novo was the bestselling mid-career retrospective Horror Stories (2014), followed by the novel Last Breath (2014).

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