Ponti Unfinished So begins a dangerous battle

So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms that between England and France

with potentially explosive results

It is about friendship

Lies upon lies

and discusses his role as a political teacher of Europe

Ponti Unfinished So begins a dangerous battleRemarkable Ian McEwan Shortlisted for Hearst's Big Book Award 2018. Set in 2003 in the sweltering heat of Singapore, Sharlene Teo's Ponti begins as sixteen year olds Szu and Circe develop an intense friendship. For Szu, it offers an escape from Amisa, her beautiful, cruel mother once an actress, and now the silent occupant of a rusty house. But for Circe, their friendship does the opposite, bringing her one step closer to the fascinating, unknowable