{"product_id":"ponti","title":"Ponti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in 2003 in the sweltering heat of Singapore, Sharlene Teo's Ponti begins as sixteen-year-olds Szu and Circe develop an intense friendship. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Szu it offers an escape from Amisa, her beautiful, cruel mother - once an actress, and now the silent occupant of a rusty house.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut for Circe, their friendship does the opposite, bringing her one step closer to the fascinating, unknowable Amisa. Seventeen years later, Circe finds herself adrift and alone. And then a project comes up at work, a remake of the cult seventies horror film series 'Ponti', the same series that defined Amisa's short-lived film career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuddenly Circe is knocked off balance: by memories of the two women she once knew, by guilt, and by a lost friendship that threatens her conscience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharlene Teo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40327713292450,"sku":"9781509855339","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-07-24T161827.033.png?v=1753370322","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/ponti","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}