Women in bondage : the stories of Catherine Lim

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This book offers a new understanding of Catherine Lim and her works, revealing the very essence of her characters and plots. It examines Lim's consciousness of herself as a woman, as a writer and as a citizen of postcolonial Singapore as she struggles to assert her identity. Taking on the role of a chronicler, Lim grapples with women's issues, particularly their enslavement to tradition and duty and their roles in a rigid society.