CATEGORY

Set against the unsettling backdrop of Jakarta in the aftermath of the May 1998 riots, The Pathfinders of Love presents the story of a group of well-intentioned individuals as they braved incredible odds.And were confronted with the ironic truth about the uncertainty of love and prejudice.

Jailudin, a photojournalist, was about to find his otherwise complacent existence turned topsy-turvy when he embarked on a surreal search for his missing secretary. MayLin, the unflappable daughter of the Chinese tycoon, had one unfulfilled ambition of reaching across the racial divide: she was about to discover the stiff price of her goodwill. Sherly, the American freelance journalist, was drawn into a vortex of hurtling events which eventually engulfed her in a cause she had never prepared to fight for and in a love she knew she would lose.

***"After reading a lot and listening to plenty of tales about May 1998 incident, almost all of which described in a factual way (and the subject kept always anonymous), it is interesting to be able to view this event from a more personal perspective. Although fictionalized, the novel brings to life how a sudden change in society affects our daily existence as a person, as a member of society and in private."Dewi Magazine

(Pathfinders of Love) is precious for being timely and also for making deafeningly clear that Indonesia is home to a plethora of people, from ethnic Chinese to pribumi, Muslims and Christians, tycoons and tribespeople, of every hue and color. And no one dare say to any of them that Indonesia is not their home.Mehru Jaffer, The Jakarta Post