Finding Chopin by Rachel Tey (Finalist of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2025)

A mother and son confront the past through fragmented memories.

Nineteen-year-old Finn Chang’s final-year project demands a photographic exploration of memory. As he pieces together fragments of his past, his mother, Emerald, becomes his guide through a labyrinth of recollections—some vivid, others elusive. Their search awakens long-buried truths, drawing them into a tangled history of loss, love and unexpected revelations. What begins as an academic exercise soon becomes a journey neither of them can control.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Epigram Books

Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 October 2025

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 981534806X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789815348064

Item weight ‏ : ‎ 500 g

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.71 x 8.86 inches

About the Author

Rachel Tey is the academic director of an editorial consultancy and a part-time lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, where she teaches academic writing. She also conducts creative writing workshops for schools and contributes op-eds to The Straits Times, Channel NewsAsia and TODAY. She is the author of the middle grade series Tea in Pajamas. Finding Chopin is her first full-length work of fiction.