CNA938 Rewind - Author T. A. Morton's colourful but flawed characters in 'The Coffee Shop Masquerade'
In 'Culture Club', Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singapore-based Irish Australian author T. A. Morton about her novel, 'The Coffee Shop Masquerade'. Morton will talk about how she came up with the idea for the book, which is about the lives of different people from various generations who have one thing in common – a popular café in Hong Kong. In the café lies an abandoned mask with a mysterious past – it lays witness to these people's dark pasts, loneliness, quirks and deep personal insecurities.
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