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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Real Differences
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'This is a story of a friendship so connected that without it one is not whole but lost.

'Middle-class, clever and white, Nick is a child of privilege while his best friend Andie is the daughter of Indo-Chinese refugees. Despite their very different backgrounds, they share a conviction they can change the world for the better.

'At the outset, Nick is pushing papers in a dead-end job while Andie is embarking on a secular crusade against world poverty. This generates conflict with her white husband Benjamin, who feels that Australians should come first. Meanwhile, Andie’s cousin, the teenage Tony is burdened by his parents’ traumatic past and impossible expectations. To their dismay, he finds solace in  radical faith.

'S.L. Lim acutely captures the dreams and disaffections of a millennial generation. Real Differences is an emotionally resonant novel about idealism, ethical ambition, and love, filled with unforgettable characters. It ultimately asks us the most important question of all: What is our life for?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Yarraville, Footscray - Maribyrnong area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Transit Lounge , 2019 .
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      Extent: 288p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 June 2019.

      ISBN: 9781925760286

Works about this Work

S. L. Lim : Real Differences Ann Skea , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2020;

— Review of Real Differences S. L. Lim , 2019 single work novel

'SL Lim’s debut won this year’s UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and explores questions of race, religion and culture.'

Book Review : Real Differences by SL Lim Erich Mayer , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , June 2019;

— Review of Real Differences S. L. Lim , 2019 single work novel

'SL Lim confronts the reader with some of the fissures in our society, but does not make the mistake of offering facile solutions.'

S. L. Lim : Real Differences Ann Skea , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2020;

— Review of Real Differences S. L. Lim , 2019 single work novel

'SL Lim’s debut won this year’s UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and explores questions of race, religion and culture.'

Book Review : Real Differences by SL Lim Erich Mayer , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , June 2019;

— Review of Real Differences S. L. Lim , 2019 single work novel

'SL Lim confronts the reader with some of the fissures in our society, but does not make the mistake of offering facile solutions.'

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