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A young Malay-Muslim woman describes a day in her life – starting with a visit to the prison in the morning to see her cousin, and ending at the hospital to be with her mother who is undergoing chemotherapy. She shares her most immediate concerns, such as trying to settle a divorce with her husband through the Syariah laws in Singapore.

Best Of, although specific in its issues – grappling with divorce matters in Singapore's Muslim community – broaches more universal themes. It appeals to anyone regardless of identity markers such as race, class, gender and faith.

From the kindness of strangers to the staleness of familiarity, the protagonist reveals, through her encounters in this one day, the worst of and the best of, the people around us.

译者: 章星虹

本书收有哈里斯·沙玛最出色的四个剧本《本质上快乐》、《好人》、《光·影》、《胖女孩》，其中作者更凭前三部剧本，连续三届荣获新加坡《海峡时报》(New Straits Times) 的"最佳剧本奖"。

此外，本书收录《联合早报》戏剧评论员周文龙的三篇剧评，以及译者和哈里斯. 沙玛的独家对谈，所以，读者能从不同的角度解读剧本，同时深度了解编剧哈里斯.沙玛创作背后的激情，以及创作的经验分享和所面对的挑战。