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A photograph passed down through generations inspires this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their story A cherished family photograph, taken in Hong Kong, 1935, sets Teresa Lim on a journey to uncover her family history. Through detective work, serendipity, and the kindness of strangers she was guided to the fascinating, ordinary, extraordinary life of her great-aunt Fanny, and her world of sworn spinsters, ghost husbands and the working-class feminists of 19th century south China. But to recover her great-aunt's past, we must first get to know Fanny's family, the times and circumstances in which they lived, and the momentous yet forgotten conflicts that would lead to war in Singapore and, ultimately, a long-buried family tragedy.
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The Interpreter's Daughter, Teresa Lim
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2022
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- État du livre
- Abîmé
- Prix
- 3,54 €
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Teresa Lim
- Éditeur
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publié
- 2022
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0241544408
- ISBN13
- 9780241544402
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Thème historique, Histoires vraies, Biographies, Autobiographies et mémoires, Asie
- Évaluation
- 3,75 sur 5
- Description
- A photograph passed down through generations inspires this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their story A cherished family photograph, taken in Hong Kong, 1935, sets Teresa Lim on a journey to uncover her family history. Through detective work, serendipity, and the kindness of strangers she was guided to the fascinating, ordinary, extraordinary life of her great-aunt Fanny, and her world of sworn spinsters, ghost husbands and the working-class feminists of 19th century south China. But to recover her great-aunt's past, we must first get to know Fanny's family, the times and circumstances in which they lived, and the momentous yet forgotten conflicts that would lead to war in Singapore and, ultimately, a long-buried family tragedy.