13 Ergebnisse.

A boy is given a girl's name so that he can escape the attention of malignant ghouls. A devout Catholic priest is suspected of hanky-panky with a submissive Chinese wife when she gives birth to an albino child. A young girl student dies before her English examinations, but still manages to write an out-of-point essay for the Cambridge Syndicate. From societal superstitions and the imagination come these 15 tales of the paranormal.

From the playfully satirical pen of Catherine Lim comes the wild, weird and wacky world of O Singapore! This is modern-day Singapore where the campaigns and directives of the unremittingly competent leadership come face to face with the undeniably human fads, foibles and follies of the local people. Using uniquely Singaporean traits as focal points, Lim takes us through the dizzying whirl of these merry collisions with consummate wit and comic...

Keine Beschreibung.

This tale of forbidden passion between a beautiful Chinese woman and a French priest of the exotic Malaya of the '50s fuses the elegance of Amy Tan with the authenticity of Jung Chan, to create a fascinating world of characters.

A set of eighteen spooky stories delivered in a tone of humorous earnestness and caution, delineating how much of the supernatural can be made knowable.

A collection of witty essays by Catherine Lim affectionately taking on the quirks and mysteries of the English language.

From prolific writer and political commentator Catherine Lim comes this story of fate and love that will leave you breathless with the sheer suspense and memorable twists and turns in the intertwined lives of two star-crossed lovers.

A collection of short stories from prolific writer and political commentator Catherine Lim

A collection of short stories from prolific writer and political commentator, Catherine Lim

A collection of short stories by prolific writer and political commentator Catherine Lim

A collection of essays that explore the fear of death, the nature of religion and the question of who we are, from the award-winning author.

This book consists of three celebrated short story collections and an early novel, each reflecting Lim¿s prowess as a storyteller chronicling a society in transit, where multiethnic characters struggle with their identities as the past and the present intersect, mingle and clash.

Job stress has in numerous occasion been cited for cause of suicide, whereby workers took their own life as a result of work pressure. Nurses in hospitals are exposed to high levels of occupational stress resulting from heavy workloads, extended working hours and high levels of time pressure. They are at a higher risk of suffering from depressive disorders than is the general population. Nursing by its nature is a stressful profession. Nurse w...