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Synopsis
This book is based on the author's true story of how her own mother struggled for her right to educate her daughters despite her own parochial existence in a small kampong. This highly nostalgic and evocative book pays tribute to her mother's courageous journey from the bloom of youth to her affliction with Alzheimer's disease in old age.
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About the Author
Josephine Chia is a Peranakan and is very proud of her heritage. She was born and raised in Kampong Potong Pasir. She was an Assistant Nurse (Dental) before she went to the University of Singapore and graduated with a BA (Hons).
She migrated to England in 1985 and read for a Masters in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She won several prizes for her short stories in the UK, including the prestigious Ian St James Award and her stories have been published in two UK anthologies. Her novel and short stories were published in Singapore.
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- PublisherTimes Books International
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 9812323988
- ISBN 13 9789812323989
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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