{"product_id":"17a-keong-saik-road-pos","title":"17A Keong Saik Road","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mummy, why do you always have to leave for 17A…\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e17A Keong Saik Road\u003c\/em\u003e recounts Charmaine Leung’s growing-up years on Keong Saik Road in the 1970s when it was a prominent red-light precinct in Chinatown in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn interweaving of past and present narratives, \u003cem\u003e17A Keong Saik Road\u003c\/em\u003e tells of Charmaine's mother’s journey as a young child put up for sale, who would later become the madame of a brothel in Keong Saik. Unfolding her story as the daughter of a brothel operator and witnessing these changes to her family, Charmaine traces the transformation of the Keong Saik area from the 1930s to the present, and through writing, finds reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful dedication to the past and the people who have gone before, \u003cem\u003e17A Keong Saik Road\u003c\/em\u003e tells the rich stories of the Ma Je, the Pei Pa Zai, and the Dai Gu Liong—marginalised, forgotten women who, despite their difficulties, persevered in working towards the hope of a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharmaine Leung\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Singaporean writer who has lived in Hong Kong for 15 years. She first became passionate about the literary arts while working as a theatre manager in the 1990s. Charmaine’s profession as a marketer and market researcher requires her to work with various cultures and engage people from all walks of life, further fuelling her interest in other cultures and societies. Her literary work focuses on human relationships, and the dynamics in these relationships brought about by change in societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she is not writing or working, Charmaine is a curious traveller who enjoys roaming the globe to capture landscapes and communities through photography in off-the-beaten tracks like Tibet, Taklamakan Desert, and Madagascar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e17A Keong Saik Road\u003c\/em\u003e is her first published book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20681853567089,"sku":"9789811130663","price":18.6,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/17A-Keong-Saik-Road-Charmaine-Leung-00.jpg?v=1548996804","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/17a-keong-saik-road-pos","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}