Danielle Lim, author of The Sound of S-C-H, joins READ with Michelle Martin to discuss the newly reissued edition of her Singapore literature prize-winning book that chronicled her uncle’s life with schizophrenia and her mother’s years of caregiving.

She reflects on who Uncle Seng was beyond his illness, the memories that stayed with her across decades, and how stigma in 1960s and 70s Singapore shaped her family’s silence and survival.

Danielle also explains how conversations around mental illness have evolved since the book’s first release.

At its heart, this is a story about dignity, endurance, and what families carry when illness becomes part of everyday life.