Wan Jumaiah Bte Mohd Jubri Singapore

Bio
Wan has worked as a library assistant at Singapore Press Holdings’ Information Resource Centre for the past 25 years. She also freelances for Berita Harian. Her first short story, Di Telan Pahit Di Buang Sayang, was published in Berita Minggu in 1982. To date, she has written more than 40 short stories, including Penawar Rindu, which won the Merit Award for short story in the 1997 Singapore Malay Literary Award. Some of her published short stories have been included in two anthologies, Terminal Terakhir (1992) and Salam Dari Amira (1993). In 2003, her first compilation of 10 short stories titled Penawar Rindu was published.


What book would you like to snuggle under covers with, and why?
"The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan has always been my all time favourite. I’m so moved by the author’s beautifully crafted story about the mysterious bond of immigrant Chinese mothers with their Chinese-American daughters. I’m charmed with the author’s honesty as she writes from the heart. It's full of warmth and life, wit and wisdom."

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