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RACHEL TEY is a Singapore-based author of a novel, two children’s books and three short stories. She is a part-time university lecturer, where she teaches writing and communications-based courses. Rachel holds an MA in English (creative writing) from Nanyang Technological University, and obtained her BA in French and Sociology from the National University of Singapore. She is deeply inspired by fictions of memory, which informed her Master's research. Her latest novel, FINDING CHOPIN, was a finalist of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2025 and a Straits Times Weekly Bestseller (November 29, 2025). ...more

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	Finding Chopin 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea in Pajamas 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea in Pajamas (Book 2): Beyond Belzerac 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A View of Stars: Stories of love by Anitha Devi Pillai (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Felix Cheong (Editor), Joyce Teo (Contributor) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Singapore Literature Book Club: Finding Chopin

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Singapore Literature Book Club session on Friday 14 May, where I was the featured author and my novel, Finding Chopin, the title in discussion. Not pictured are camera-shy attendees who were not at all shy off-camera in dissecting the novel from start to finish, keeping me on … Continue reading Singapore Literature Book Club: Finding Chopin → Read more of this blog post »

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Rachel Tey liked Apennyforjthoughts's review of Finding Chopin: "I was reduced to tears reading this. This book centres on memories and explores how perceived memories and real-life incidents intertwine. Using Finn's FYF as a pivot, we get to know more about the Fong and Chang families, and how experiences shape me" Read more of this review »
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Rachel Tey liked Anthony's review of Finding Chopin: "A moving and poignant exploration of memory and its undercurrent, time. Time here is like a place with many doors, most open. Grief and love and 'what if' the leviathans that float through them. Yet for all the struggle this novel portrays in its exp" Read more of this review »
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