Sister Swing

by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim

"Sister Swing" chronicles the growing up years of three sisters. It follows their transplant from a relatively sheltered life in Malaysia to the raw realities of the United States. It illuminates the complex relationships between the sisters, and gently but firmly explores the morals, values and mindsets of growing up Asian in a Western world.

Genres: Fiction

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 20, 2006

About the author

Lim is a professor in the English Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has also taught internationally at the National University of Singapore, the National Institute Education of Nanyang Technological University, and was the Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong where she also taught poetry and creative writing. She has authored several books of poems, short stories, and criticism, and serves as editor and co-editor of numerous scholarly works. Lim is a cross-genre writer, although she identifies herself as a poet.

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's too bad more haven't read this book or rated it yet; it's one of the few Asian American works that are able to blend a political critique with a oft-times humorous tone.