Suchen Christine Lim is one of Singapore’s most talented and distinguished writers. She is the winner of many literary awards and prizes. In 1984, she surprised Singaporeans with her first novel, Rice Bowl, an indictment of Singapore’s political scene in the 1960s and 70s. Her third novel, Fistful of Colours, had the distinction of being the first novel to be awarded the inaugural Singapore Literature Prize (Fiction). Her latest book is a collection of short stories, The Lies that Build A Marriage: Stories of the Unsaid, Unsung and Uncelebrated in Singapore, which was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2008. She retired from the Ministry of Education as a curriculum specialist to write full time.

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