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Rent Diary of a Girl in Changi 3rd Edition
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Aug 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General
Retail Price: $12.00
Pages: 224
Synopsis
Presents the first-person account of a seventeen-year-old Singapore girl who was taken prisoner by the Japanese and ensconced in the Changi POW camp during World War II, in a new edition that includes additional information on the famous Changi quilts sewn by internees. Reprint.
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Reviews
at first, i found this book educational. i knew nothing of the internment of people by japan in the war. sheila had written a diary throughout her internment, and years later, has published it. they had a poor diet, and not enough beds, so that people slept outside. besides that, they had concerts, lectures, school, art, teas, etc. a very weird juxtaposition. and this girl was so innocent! at 17 or so, she still thought babies were made through a kiss. after a while, the diary gets boring. i couldnt finish it.