▁honour ▁was ▁also ▁extended ▁to ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁Per th , ▁the ▁Mon ia ck ▁M hor ▁Writ ers ' ▁Centre ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁High lands ▁and ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Lim ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁to ▁dev ote ▁her ▁time ▁to ▁writing . ▁That ▁dev otion ▁subsequently ▁bore ▁fruit ▁in ▁the ▁nov els ▁published ▁as ▁H ua ▁Song : ▁St ories ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁D ias por a ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁The ▁L ies ▁that ▁Build ▁a ▁Mar riage : ▁St ories ▁of ▁the ▁Un s ung , ▁Un sa id ▁and ▁Un ce le br ated ▁in ▁Singapore ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁The ▁Stra its ▁Times ''' ▁Ak sh ita ▁N anda ▁selected ▁F ist ful ▁of ▁Col ours ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁classic ▁Singapore ▁nov els . ▁She ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁g orge ously ▁detailed ▁A ▁F ist ful ▁Of ▁Col ours ▁by ▁Such en ▁Christ ine ▁Lim ▁covers ▁art ▁and ▁women ' s ▁fight ▁for ▁equal ▁rights ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁of ▁Singapore ▁history . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Singapore ▁Liter ature ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁f ist ▁to ▁the ▁gut ▁with ▁its ▁rel ent less ▁port ray al ▁of ▁female ▁strugg les ▁for ▁power ▁in ▁a ▁patri arch