An ambitious saga that intertwines narration from various generations and creates a wide-ranging picture of Indonesia." - Publishers Weekly**Nominated for the FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Award 2016**"An epic saga of families and friends entangled in the cruel snare of history" ( Time Magazine) Homeexamines the tragedy of political exiles during Suharto's regime (1965-1998) forced out of Indonesia after the 1965 massacre of presumed leftists and sympathizers, alternating between Paris and Jakarta, delving into the lives of the exiles, their families and friends. A story of longing, lust, and betrayal, but also love, laughter, adventure, and mouthwatering descriptions of Indonesian food, Home further illuminates Indonesia's tragic twentieth-century history made known in the West by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing. Leila S. Chudoriis Indonesia's most prominent female journalist. Homeis her debut novel and won Indonesia's most important literary prize in 2013. "An ambitious saga that intertwines narration from various generations and creates a wide-ranging picture of Indonesia." - Publishers Weekly**Nominated for the FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Award 2016**"An epic saga of families and friends entangled in the cruel snare of history" ( Time Magazine) Homeexamines the tragedy of political exiles during Suharto's regime (1965-1998) forced out of Indonesia after the 1965 massacre of presumed leftists and sympathizers, alternating between Paris and Jakarta, delving into the lives of the exiles, their families and friends. A story of longing, lust, and betrayal, but also love, laughter, adventure, and mouthwatering descriptions of Indonesian food, Home further illuminates Indonesia's tragic twentieth-century history made known in the West by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing. Leila S. Chudoriis Indonesia's most prominent female journalist. Homeis her debut novel and won Indonesia's most important literary prize in 2013. " | Home by Leila S. Chudori, Paperback | Indigo Chapters