The Lies That Build a Marriage Author_Singai Ma Elangkannan “Kwek has a keen eye

“Kwek has a keen eye for poetic rupture and moments of collision

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and approaches to emergent phenomena such as extended urbanisation that are not always visible to existing analytical or documentary lenses

has continued to interest policymakers

provides a fascinating backdrop for the investigation of historical authority and grand narratives

The Lies That Build a Marriage Author_Singai Ma Elangkannan “Kwek has a keen eyeDescription About the Author A mother finds out her son is gay; a daughter finds out her two mothers are lesbians; a niece stumbles upon the body of her dead uncle dressed in his wife's sarong kebaya; and an old man's nascent feelings for a Filipino maid lead him back to his suppressed art. The Lies that Build A Marriage, Suchen Christine Lim's short stories of the unsung, unsaid and uncelebrated in Singapore, delve beneath the sunlit island's