I’m a historian philosophically exploring how cross-cultural experience impacts our relationship with ourselves.

Having lived in seven countries across four continents since early childhood brings a deeply personal lens to my work on identity and cross-cultural experience. At the same time, studying history, culture and languages have shown me that it’s also important to step back and look at the bigger picture. All of this weaves through my fiction and nonfiction writing.

You’ll find links to my fictional Blue Feet Monsoon series, published non-fiction, and the Conversations With Cynthia podcast below, as well as news about current projects.

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Fiction

A girl, some grannies, a monsoon or two…

Singapore, 1981

Anoushka has lived in seven countries without inconveniencing anyone—but no one can stop all hell breaking loose when she takes up with the old ladies at Saint Beatrice Hospital Elderly Ward.

With Po-Po's old mahjong set turning up, Guy’s indiscretions and her own questionable decision, a world of family secrets begins to unfold. Anoushka’s life is about to take a drastic turn.

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Blue Feet Monsoon is a lyrical debut novel that highlights global voices and cross-cultural spaces. It is first in a series of fictional standalone stories that look philosophically at what growing up cross-culturally feels like.

next in the series…

Snow Monkey (coming soon)

Praise for blue feet monsoon

‘This is an immersive tapestry of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures. Each thread invites us to explore a rich landscape—both in terms of physical geography and human experience in which time, places, cultures and people interact. In other words, I freaking loved it!’

-MATHIEU GAGNON, PhD, TCK Research Podcast

‘A fun trip through adolescent ups and downs. I enjoyed this fast paced book about change and movement.’

-KATHLEEN GAMBLE, author of Expat Alien

‘Cynthia Green's blue feet monsoon is full of references to Singapore in the 1980s (totally my jam). Who else remembers Paya Labar airport (precursor to fabulous new Changi)? Whoo! I do I do.’

-ANTJE RAUWERDA, PhD, Professor of British and Postcolonial Literatures

‘A sparkling transportation across generations and cultural worlds that is as moving as it is funny. You won’t want to put it down.’

-RUTH VAN REKEN, author of Letters Never Sent and Third Cultural Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

‘So many relatable moments and resonant insights. I have a bunch of little postits sticking out of pages that validated something I’ve thought/felt. I even stayed up ‘til 1:30 in the morning to finish it!’

-LISA LIANG, writer-performer of Alien Citizen

‘A delicious novel that will immerse you in another culture and time through its evocative descriptions and lifelike characters.’

-J.K. AMERSON LÓPEZ, author of Embassy Kid