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.
Keeping It Together @ IIBF
3 October 2026 (Saturday), 10am — Lobby Stage, Indonesia International Book Fair 2026
Seen & Heard: A Conversation About Being Invisible & Coming Back @ IIBF
3 October 2026 (Saturday), 4pm — Makarya Bookstore, Gramedia Matraman
Book Launch of A Strange Case of Erasure @ SWF
21 November 2026 (Saturday), 3pm — Ngee Ann Auditorium, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Writers Festival
Book Launch of A Strange Case of Erasure @ Georgetown Literary Festival
29 November 2026 (Sunday), 3pm — Launch Venue, Wisma Yeap Chor Ee, Georgetown Literary Festival
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.
