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Elizabeth Choy: More Than a War Heroine

Elizabeth Choy: More Than a War Heroine

By: Zhou Mei

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ELIZABETH CHOY

She has had, by any standards, 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 has been no less than exciting: A childhood among the head hunters 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.

One might be led to think that her many and varied experiences have shaped her personality. On the contrary, in all these, it is her inimitable nature that shines through-the open-handed generosity, the buoyant optimism, the unassuming stoicism, the schoolgirl naivety, the workmanlike perseverence, the unorthodox daring, the insatiable appetite for life. Her sterling character has brought her triumphant through the vicissitudes and disappointments of 84 years, and continues to mark the spirit of this delightful bundle of energy that is Elizabeth Choy.
ISBN:9813002980

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Weight 342 g
Dimensions 215 × 142 × 21 mm
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