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RACHEL TEY is a Singapore-based author of a novel, two children’s books and three short stories. She is a part-time university lecturer, where she teaches writing and communications-based courses. Rachel holds an MA in English (creative writing) from Nanyang Technological University, and obtained her BA in French and Sociology from the National University of Singapore. She is deeply inspired by fictions of memory, which informed her Master's research. Her latest novel, FINDING CHOPIN, was a finalist of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2025 and a Straits Times Weekly Bestseller (November 29, 2025). ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 132 ratings · 55 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Finding Chopin 3.66 avg rating — 70 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea in Pajamas 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea in Pajamas (Book 2): Beyond Belzerac 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A View of Stars: Stories of love by Anitha Devi Pillai (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Felix Cheong (Editor), Joyce Teo (Contributor) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea In Pajamas: Beyond Belzerac 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea In Pajamas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Singapore Literature Book Club: Finding Chopin

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Singapore Literature Book Club session on Friday 14 May, where I was the featured author and my novel, Finding Chopin, the title in discussion. Not pictured are camera-shy attendees who were not at all shy off-camera in dissecting the novel from start to finish, keeping me on … Continue reading Singapore Literature Book Club: Finding Chopin → Read more of this blog post »

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