Review

Fragile Monsters, by Catherine Menon, is a blend of blend of family lore, history, myth and superstition

By Christine Kearney
February 27 2021 - 12:00am
  • Fragile Monsters, by Catherine Menon. Viking, $32.99.

This extraordinarily assured debut blends myth, memory, history and family lore in a vivid account of 20th century Malaysia, as seen through the eyes of an Anglo-Indian family in provincial Pahang state.