If It Were Up to Mrs Dada
If It Were Up to Mrs Dada

Author: Carissa Foo

Publisher: Epigram Books

Published: 2019-01-30

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9814785997

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Today is National Day. It is also Cheryl Dada’s birthday. As Elderflower Home prepares for the celebration, Cheryl Dada too gets ready for her party. Between the hours of noon and seven p.m., she encounters the cantankerous residents and caregivers, her mother and people of yesteryears. What unfolds is a story about a woman coming to terms with age, loss and love.

What We Learned from Driving in Winter
What We Learned from Driving in Winter

Author: Carissa Foo

Publisher: Epigram Books

Published:

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9814984221

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Three Singaporean university students in London, as unalike as can be, become roommates and then fast friends. Over three winters in the mid-2010s, Gigi, Yi-En and Clare rely on each other in the face of trauma and big, scary life changes. When news comes of Clare’s disappearance, Gigi and En take a road trip to the countryside to retrace the path of her final days. What We Learned from Driving in Winter explores how we are able to live with tragedy with a little help from our friends.

The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories
The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories

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Publisher: Epigram Books

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ISBN-13: 9814901156

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The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Five gathers the finest Singaporean stories published in 2019 and 2020, selected by guest editor Balli Kaur Jaswal from hundreds published in journals, magazines, anthologies and single-author collections.

The Movie That No One Saw
The Movie That No One Saw

Author: May Seah

Publisher: Epigram Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9814845159

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Finalist for the 2018 Epigram Books Fiction Prize Adjonis Keh (the “d” is silent) is a successful actor who apparently has everything: looks, adoration, a shelf filled with acting awards, and all the vanilla yogurt he can eat (thanks to a hefty endorsement deal). He also has a dark secret: he can’t act. So far, he has managed to fool the world with a clever little trick—until the day he meets an inquisitive young journalist whose unexpected friendship causes him to question everything in his life.

The Lights That Find Us
The Lights That Find Us

Author: Anittha Thanabalan

Publisher: Epigram Books

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9814845191

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Deepavali has never been the same since the terrible mistake Shreya made three years ago. She now dreads the annual celebration, choosing instead to be as uninvolved as possible, until she is visited by three celestial beings who decide to help her right the wrongs. In Singapore’s answer to A Christmas Carol, Shreya revisits key events in her family’s history and catches a glimpse of their future as well. Seeing things in a new light, she comes to terms with her emotional wounds and learns the importance of keeping herself and her family whole.