The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey | Singapore Literature Book Club

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About the Programme 

Join us at Singapore Literature Book Club as we discuss The Formidable Miss Cassidy. As this will be an interactive session, please come prepared to discuss the book and share your thoughts!    

About the Author 

Meihan is the author of The Formidable Miss Cassidy (Epigram Books Fiction Prize co-winner 2021, Singapore Book Awards Best Literary Work (2022), its sequel The Enigmatic Madam Ingram (shortlisted for EBFP 2023, and for SBA Best Literary Work in 2023), and The Messiah Virus (2019).
The Formidable Miss Cassidy was published by Pushkin Press UK in August 2024.
Meihan's short stories have appeared in various anthologies such as Fish Eats Lion Redux and Best New Singapore Short Stories V6. She is Vice President of the Association of Comic Artists of Singapore.

About the Book 

In 1890s Singapore, the formidable Miss Leda Cassidy arrives as paid companion to Sarah Jane Bendemeer, whose family suffers under the thrall of Southeast Asia's most terrifying hantu. But there's more to Miss Cassidy than meets the eye, and she's faced down worse in her life than a pontianak.
However, she may have met her match in the indefatigable businessman, Mr Kay Wing Tong, whose large and constantly-growing family clearly requires female supervision—especially of the particular kind Miss Cassidy can provide. Ill omens and strange happenings surround Mr Kay and his colourful family, and Miss Cassidy must find a way to defend the ones she has learned to love.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Central Public Library – Programme Room 1, 100 Victoria Street National Library Board, Singapore, Singapore