Following her highly successful title Little Ironies – Stories of Singapore, this second collection of stories by Catherine Lim presents another succession of brilliant observations meticulously executed against the backdrop of the ever-changing Singapore scene. With her signature touch of irony and pathos the author provides fascinating insights into familiar and unfamiliar aspects of everyday life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine Lim Poh Imm (Chinese: 林宝音; pinyin: Lín Bǎoyīn, born 21 March 1942) is a Singaporean fiction author known for writing about Singapore society and of themes of traditional Chinese culture. Hailed as the “doyenne of Singapore writers”, Lim has published nine collections of short stories, five novels, two poetry collections, and numerous political commentaries to date.