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An elderly widow fantasizes about celebritydom after the death of her husband. An unexpected friendship blossoms between a young boy and his neighbour. A domestic helper hides a dark secret in her employer’s home. A troubled man opens his door to a childhood friend. Set in Singapore, this collection explores the complexities of existence and alienation through diverse narratives, while revealing how our deepest pains, while uniquely our own, also reflect a shared human experience of vulnerability, yearning and the perpetual search for meaning in our lives.
Published: May/2026
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ISBN: 9789815323634
Length: 208 Pages
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An elderly widow fantasizes about celebritydom after the death of her husband. An unexpected friendship blossoms between a young boy and his neighbour. A domestic helper hides a dark secret in her employer’s home. A troubled man opens his door to a childhood friend. Set in Singapore, this collection explores the complexities of existence and alienation through diverse narratives, while revealing how our deepest pains, while uniquely our own, also reflect a shared human experience of vulnerability, yearning and the perpetual search for meaning in our lives.
Jinny Koh’s stories and essays have appeared in The Iowa Review, Cream City Review, Pembroke Magazine and Kyoto Journal, among others. She graduated Phi Kappa Phi with a Master of Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, where she served as the Fiction Editor for The Southern California Review. She is the author of The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually (Ethos Books), a creative writing lecturer at the National University of Singapore, and co-founder of Deep Narrative, a content studio specializing in print, digital, and exhibitions.