The Apple And The Tree: Life As Dr Mahathir's Daughter By Marina Mahathir
Published: Nov 2021
Author : Marina Mahathir
Publisher : Penguin Books
Length: 328 Pages
When an apple falls, does it roll far or stay
close to its tree?
Is it an exact clone of all the other apples the
tree produces or something entirely different?
This is the question that has perplexed the public
about Marina for the simple reason that she is the daughter of the man who has
governed Malaysia for almost twenty-four years. Does she echo him in his view
of the world, or does she chart her own path?
Why is it that in her own public life, in her
writing and speeches, she expresses opinions that seem to contradict his?
This book hopes to detail how she has navigated
her life as the daughter of a charismatic politician and a loving father, even
as sometimes she has chafed at being constantly under his shadow. It talks
about how she has struggled to find her own identity, to defend her worldview
at times and to reconcile them with his at others.
She tells the story of growing up as the daughter
of Malaysia’s most influential leader, from the values instilled in her as a
child, right up to the day he was forced to step down as the 7th Prime Minister
after leading the historic ouster of the government he used to lead.