Ms Jinny Koh, 32, is a freelance writer who published her debut novel, The Gods Will Hear Us Eventually, last month. She is married to academic Renyi Hong, 35. They have two daughters, Ariel, four, and Esther, who is 20 months old.
Best gift I got as a child: "When I was about 12, our domestic helper, Elizabeth, from the Philippines, bought me two dolls from Ikea. That Christmas, she asked my elder sister and me to pick out the dolls we wanted as our presents.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 16, 2018, with the headline The best gifts. Subscribe