In the same vein as Balli’s previous novels, NOW YOU SEE US takes a darkly humorous approach towards addressing the challenges of marginalised women, and the issues surrounding foreign domestic workers within their own diaspora community. It's also the social and class divide, the classism and elitism and casual racism, the nation's reliance on a foreign workforce, our treatment and perception of these migrant workers, and a whole plethora of issues that tend to get swept beneath Singapore's glitz and glamour. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. I definitely enjoyed the author's writing style as well as the emotion she was able to exude in the storyline.

Jaswal tackles serious themes (arranged vs forced marriage, traditional vs modern culture) with a light and funny touch. It's a story about abuse and injustice, but it is also a mystery surrounded by friendship and compassion. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Netflix, DuVernay, and Locke for defamation based on her portrayal in the series.The trio jump into action, convinced of her innocence, and Donita in particular swears that it could not have been Flordeliza. The lack of money that leads to inadequate lawyers and mothers unable to visit their sons incarcerated in distant places. The eldest, Corazon, has a kind ma’am, Angel’s ma’am died and she’s finding her new normal within the family, and sexy young Donita has an awful, abusive ma’am. The brutal assault of the jogger has increased pressure on the police to solve the crime and on the prosecutor to take it to trial and gain convictions. Their relationships with each other; their employers and the Republic of Singapore; and their families and homeland provide extraordinary texture to the violent crime at the story’s center.

When a fourth worker, Flordeliza, is arrested for murdering her employer, the three band together to prove her innocence.The "mystery" plotline never really got off the ground and the ending of that storyline felt far too convenient. Intricately plotted, propulsive, and provocative, Now You See Us showcases an author at the peak of her talents.