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Title: Helen dan Sukanta Theme: Beauty, Transience, and the Poet’s Duty

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But that Tuesday, the grey broke.

If you love historical fiction that makes you cry and learn about Indonesia's past at the same time, this is a must-read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Plot: The story follows the romance between Helen, a Dutch girl born in a plantation area in Ciwidey, and Sukanta, an Indonesian man. Their relationship eventually fails due to racial differences during the colonial era.