JACLYN LIM
writing the unseen and the in between
I’m Jaclyn Lim, a debut novelist based in Singapore. My work always circles back to the same question: what gets left unseen, and who gets to notice it.
A Strange Case of Erasure
A woman holds everything together, then her body begins to disappear.
After years of working, Seok Lin stays home to care for her family. Then one day, her toe vanishes. Doctors diagnose her with a rare condition that causes parts of her body to disappear. But while Seok Lin fades, the needs of her family remain unchanged, and she finds herself drawn to Chad, an AI interface that offers a strange sense of comfort.
A surreal and unsettling novel about motherhood, care and what it means to slowly disappear in plain sight.
Where I write
I write in my study, which doubles as the kids’ playroom. Half the time I’m drafting a sentence, half the time I’m stepping over Lego.
“I wanted to explore the invisible labour of stay-at-home motherhood through a speculative lens, in which the protagonist loses parts of herself — a toe, an arm and both her legs — before finally fading from view. Through her fight to reclaim herself, I hope this story helps women everywhere remember who they are beneath it all. Stay whole, stay seen.”
– Jaclyn Lim
Upcoming events
Readings, conversations and signings, here’s where you can catch me next.
A Strange Case of Erasure — Launch Conversation
Saturday 29 August 2026 — Book Bar, 57 Duxton Rd
The Healing Power of Stories
Saturday 12 September 2026, 10am–12pm — Owl Books, 2 Fowlie Road, #01-07 Sycamore Tree
Indonesia International Book Fair
2–4 October 2026 — Gramedia Bookstore, Jakarta
Want to peek into my writing sandbox?
Half-formed thoughts, drafts that didn’t make the cut, and whatever I’m chewing on between books.
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