17A Keong Saik Road LONTAR From literary works and memoirs

From literary works and memoirs to even textbooks

the Singapore Literature Prize and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion

Her research interests are in the areas of creative design in smart clothing & E-textiles

speculations and visionary expectations of Singapore's future in 50 years' time

17A Keong Saik Road LONTAR From literary works and memoirsDescription About the Author "Mummy, why do you always have to leave for 17A" 17A Keong Saik Road recounts Charmaine Leungs growing up years on Keong Saik Road in the 1970s when it was a prominent red light precinct in Chinatown in Singapore. An interweaving of past and present narratives, 17A Keong Saik Road tells of Charmaine's mothers journey as a young child put up for sale, who would later become the madame of a brothel in Keong Saik. Unfolding