{"product_id":"elizabeth-choy-a-war-heroine-and-more","title":"Elizabeth Choy: A War Heroine and More","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\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe had, by any standard, an extraordinary life. Even discounting her incarceration by the Japanese military police for 193 days, during which she was subjected to extreme deprivation, physical abuse and torture, her life was no less than exciting: A childhood among the headhunters of Borneo, audiences with Princess Elizabeth and the Queen mother, a lifetime devoted to social work (during which she was pioneer principal of the School of the Blind), a seat on Singapore’s Legislative Council, a three-month stint as informal ambassador to the US and Canada... and these last three over and above her forty-year career as a teacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne might be led to think that her many and varied experiences had shaped her personality. On the contrary, in all these, it was her inimitable nature that shone through – the open-handed generosity, the buoyant optimism, the unassuming stoicism, the schoolgirl naivety, the workman-like perseverance, the unorthodox daring, the insatiable appetite for life. Her sterling character had brought her triumphant through the various vicissitudes and disappointments in the 96 years of her life, and marked the energetic spirit of Elizabeth Choy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhou Mei\u003c\/strong\u003e had a career in journalism. She is the author\u003cbr\u003eof the biographies of three outstanding women: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConstance Goh: The Life of Family Planning Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRafidah Aziz: San Malice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElizabeth Choy: A War Heroine and More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She also wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadio UNTAC of Cambodia: Winning Hearts, Ears and Minds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660083065129,"sku":"9789811864926","price":32.11,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Elzabeth-Choy-cover.jpg?v=1679299129","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/elizabeth-choy-a-war-heroine-and-more","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}