About the Book

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.

About the Author

Shirley Geok-lin Lim is an acclaimed poet, novelist and critic who in 1969 immigrated to the United States from Malaysia and in 1973 earned her Ph.D. in English and American literature from Brandeis University. Her works include her first book of poetry, Crossing the Peninsula and other Poems (1980), which was awarded the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, and her memoir, Among the White Moon Faces, which won the American Book Award, three other novels and numerous poetry and short story collections. Besides these, Lim has also penned critical studies and edited/co-edited various specialty journals.

An award-winning professor, Lim has taught both in prestigious universities in the United States, Asia and abroad, and is currently professor of English at the University of California.