Reading on a kindle it is difficult having a glossary at the end as it messes with the furthest read page facility. However, I found parts of the story line unbelievable and there were some continuity errors. The story was entrancing and I warmed to the main character who was so strong. Now the book was very enjoyable and also talked about a country and a period of time there which I know little about and I learnt a lot. Before I start let me say that one of my bug bears on kindle books is no X ray facility and no page numbers.only locations. She is a true heroine whose courage and tenacity all women should admire and emulate. I shared her inner turmoil at the changing world around her and understood her despair when she felt so out of control at the newness of it all. It was beautifully descriptive without being turgid in its detail, and Selina's language so evocative that I could almost smell the aromas coming from Chye Hoon's kitchen and touch the "tanah merah" of her Ipoh setting. Selina's book took me back to my magical Singapore childhood when we wandered barefoot through the local kampongs, played in the "monsoon drains", had birthday parties with the "gully gully man" for entertainment and watched as the "kebun" scaled the fifty foot coconut palms on the "padang", the handle of the "parang" between his teeth!. To this day, thirty years after leaving, I feel the pull of that part of the world. I was born and grew up in Singapore in the sixties and seventies, the daughter of English parents. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.
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