告別的年代

In 1990s Malaysia, a lonely boy named Kai follows his late mother's final wish and discovers a mysterious novel entitled The Age of Goodbyes. Through its pages, he enters the world of Du Li An and the people around her, uncovering a story of love, disappearance, and family secrets that began in Ipoh in 1969. 

As a young woman, Du Li An falls in love with a schoolteacher named Lin Sang. After telling her about a family curse that has haunted the men in his family for generations, Lin Sang vanishes without a trace. Years later, Du Li An believes she has finally found peace in her life. But the arrival of her stepdaughter Lau Lin and a man named Mong Sang forces her to confront a past she thought long buried. Mong Sang bears an uncanny resemblance to Lin Sang, yet claims to be his twin brother. 

As the story unfolds, long-hidden secrets gradually emerge. Love, loss, and fate intertwine across generations, weaving together the destinies of a family across the twentieth century. Through the act of reading, Kai begins to discover an unexpected connection between himself and the lives within the novel.