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"I was looked at, criticized, and after much bargaining sold for $250." So begins Janet Lim’s ordeal as a slave girl in 1930s Singapore. But this is only the beginning of a remarkable journey, which sees the author freed from child bondage to assume a position of leadership, and obtain... read more
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I came across this book in 1981 in a hotel library in Bangkok. I finished it the day before my stay ended -- 3 days later.
This is an autobiography about a Chinese girl who lived in a period when girls were regarded as a burden by poor families and were sold off at a young age to help... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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- Janet Lim: She was educated at the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society School (CEZMS School), now known as St Margaret’s (http://www.smesa.org.sg/smesa%20about%20us%20&%20newsletters_files/newsletter6%20jan-apr%202005.pdf) Her fortitude in the face of terrible life experiences in an inspiration to everyone today.
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Singapore
- the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society School (CEZMS School),: now known as St Margaret’s.
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
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