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Escape from Paradise is a contemporary and true woman’s story set in Singapore, Brunei, Australia, England, and the United States. It involves Singapore’s famous Tiger Balm family, and a wealthy and mysterious family from Brunei—and the link between them, a young Singaporean woman, May Chu Lee.
This story of May Chu’s escape from her arranged marriage to the United States, also involves an American, the current British Lord Chancellor, and an ex-CIA agent with Republican Party ties to George Bush, Sr., and now a prominent Washington lobbyist for Burma. For May Chu’s escape from her marriage into the Chung family and for divorce in Singapore, she needed more than a lawyer—she was forced to wage guerilla warfare against a powerful family with business interests in the United States, including an IPO of X-10 Wireless, currently under registration with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
From its first paragraph, the book draws the reader into the ambiance of a cosmopolitan Asia never touched upon by any other book …
著者について
May Chu Harding, nee Lee, was born in Singapore. At the age of eighteen, she founded and published two professional trade magazines, Development and Construction, and Banking and Financial Review. May Chu wrote the editorials and lead articles for both magazines, including in-person interviews with I. M. Pei, and Pershing Wong. May Chu is the great-granddaughter of Aw Boon Par, who, with his brother, developed Tiger Balm and founded the Sing Tao Group, publishing newspapers in Asia, Australia, the United States, and Canada. May Chu’s native language is English, but she is also fluent in four Chinese dialects and Malay.
John Harding was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He has spent most of his adult life abroad including stays in Singapore (nine years), Saudi Arabia (nine years), and Italy (seven years). In Singapore, John was the only American expatriate in Singapore’s civil service. John’s writing DNA comes from his mother, Mary Chamberlin, author of two books, Dear Friends and Darling Romans, and The Palazzo, both published by Lippincott. John’s writing nurture comes from his stepmother, screenwriter Isobel Lennart, author of Funny Girl, and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. A fluent speaker of Italian, he is also working on a novel about American expatriates in the oil business, which takes place in Saudi Arabia and Italy.
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5つ星のうち 5.0
I should have read this earlier!
2012/6/4
By kethy
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This is an eye opener and a must read book. May Chu's story although it is a true story somehow it has the effects of a fictional story all because of the fascinating details, her background and all the colorful characters in her books from family members, lawyers, judges and the events that she had gone through in Singapore. Her true story is unbelievable to the extent that it could be passed off as fictional story!
The writers have reflected perfectly the plight of women who often mistreated by their husbands in Singapore and to have the injustice handed to them by the system that was supposed to protect them. The facts that these women often left helpless with children to care for while fighting uphill divorce battles with little if not at all any support from the system that they have gone to in order to seek help in the first place. All these have been courageously described and revealed through her story. Bravo!
The writers have reflected perfectly the plight of women who often mistreated by their husbands in Singapore and to have the injustice handed to them by the system that was supposed to protect them. The facts that these women often left helpless with children to care for while fighting uphill divorce battles with little if not at all any support from the system that they have gone to in order to seek help in the first place. All these have been courageously described and revealed through her story. Bravo!
17 人中、12人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
Amongst the best book I have read.
2006/4/28
By Teng Kie Zin
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形式:ペーパーバック
Strangely, I understand why there aren't many reviews posted here, especially by Singaporeans. For fear of being on the wrong side with the government I presume.
A most daring truthful book that confirms long held suspicion. Most facts can be independently verified. In fact I chanced upon this book while researching about the Singapore legal system and how our chief justice is appointed by the president on the advice of the Prime Minister. Charming.
I love this book, completed it in a day!
A most daring truthful book that confirms long held suspicion. Most facts can be independently verified. In fact I chanced upon this book while researching about the Singapore legal system and how our chief justice is appointed by the president on the advice of the Prime Minister. Charming.
I love this book, completed it in a day!
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5つ星のうち 5.0
The single best book I have read so far!
2012/4/13
By Joven Chiew S. H
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ペーパーバック
Yes, it is really that good. This book is full of real life amazing stories. If you have heard about Tiger Balm, find out more about the Aw family stories here. The book is full of humor too which make it not boring and reading it was like having May Chu sitting next to me telling her life stories after a good dinner. Another good thing is, the stories are not predictable unlike drama you watch on TV. Life itself is unpredictable. It also shows that the world do not operate the same way we think even more so from a tycoon family.
It is THE book I would suggest anyone from any walk of life to read it regardless where you live or your ethnic group. I finished reading this book in 2-3 days, I cannot put it down and if not because I need the light off so my family can sleep I am sure I can finish it in 1 day.
Check our the website here: escapefromparadise.com
It is THE book I would suggest anyone from any walk of life to read it regardless where you live or your ethnic group. I finished reading this book in 2-3 days, I cannot put it down and if not because I need the light off so my family can sleep I am sure I can finish it in 1 day.
Check our the website here: escapefromparadise.com
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