Eternal Summer of My Homeland

“These heartfelt stories bear the familiar tropes of our island city life—our ubiquitous airport, the unspoken impact of urban development, class difference, corporate pragmatism, foreign labour, climate change—and are keenly drawn with an unpretentious, empathetic eye.”
— Cyril Wong, multi-award-winning author of This Side of Heaven

“Richly atmospheric, Eternal Summer of My Homeland hums with buried grief and secret wonder. Moment by moment, Chew deftly interweaves these keenly observed portraits of Singapore with the luminous interiors of her characters’ hearts. This is a collection to savour.”
— Inez Tan, bestselling author of This Is Where I Won’t Be Alone

“Stories of gentle nuance and emotional sensitivity…a delight.”
— Melissa De Silva, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of 'Others' Is Not a Race

Agnes Chew is the author of The Desire for Elsewhere (2016). Her work has appeared in Necessary Fiction, Litbreak Magazine and NonBinary Review, among others, and her story, “Oceans Away from My Homeland”, was the Asian winner for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

She holds a Master’s degree in international development from the London School of Economics; her prize-winning dissertation, which examines inequality and societal well-being in Singapore, was featured in Singapore Policy Journal.

Born and raised in Singapore, she is currently based in Germany.