 His third novel , Nanyang , is a historical saga about the multi @-@ racial people who inhabit the lands of the ' Southern Ocean ' , as early Chinese migrants called Malaya and Singapore . It was seen through the lives of four generations as they toiled and struggled for wealth and power , for their beliefs and freedom , and felt their hopes and dreams for their future and those of their offsprings , as Nanyang eventually became two separate fledging nations . It hit the book stores in October 2007 . 
 His third novel , Nanyang , <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a historical saga about the multi @-@ racial people <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>inhabit the lands of the ' Southern Ocean ' , as early Chinese migrants called Malaya and Singapore . It was seen through the lives of four generations as they toiled and struggled for wealth and power , for their beliefs and freedom , and felt their hopes and dreams for their future and those of their offsprings , as Nanyang eventually became two separate fledging nations . It hit the book stores in October 2007 . 
His third novel , Nanyang , a historical saga bou da multi @-@ racial people inhabit the lands of the ' Southern Ocean ' , as early Chinese migrants called Malaya and Singapore . It was seen through the lives of 4 generations as they toiled and struggled fir wealth and power , fir their beliefs and freedom , and felt their hopes and dreams for their future and those of their offsprings , as Nanyang eventually became 2 separate fledging nations . It hit the book stores in October 2007 .