TIES THAT BITE

In this collection of eight loosely connected short stories, Jansen Lim explores the gamut of human condition from love and loss to karma and insecurity a woman whose deep-seated love for canines threatens to rupture her relationship with her dog-averse, cantankerous beau a corporate executive in his fifties who loses his job and finds it challenging to secure employment a sarong party girl whod rather settle for less than excise her objects of desire a casual fling between two men which devolves into a game of unexpected consequence. Inspired by real-life events and anecdotes, these stories allow the reader to burrow

In aceasta colectie de opt povestiri scurte conectate, Jansen Lim exploreaza gama conditiei umane, de la iubire si pierdere la karma si nesiguranta, o femeie a carei dragoste profunda pentru canini ameninta sa rupa relatia cu beau-ul ei avers de caine Executiv in cincizeci de ani, care isi pierde slujba si considera ca este dificil sa-si asigure un loc de munca, o fata de sarong care, mai degraba, se multumeste cu mai putin decat sa-si accizeze obiectele de dorinta, o lovitura intamplatoare intre doi barbati care se transforma intr-un joc de consecinte neasteptate.