{"product_id":"9789814623803","title":"Growing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrowing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas\u003c\/i\u003e is an autobiography of Maurice Baker's life in Malaya and Singapore from the 1920s to the 1940s. His memoir extends from the earliest of childhood memories with his family and friends up to the defeat of the British during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker's recounts are often humorous and detailed with the help of rare photographs, preserved since his childhood. His love for poetry also seeps through the lines of vivid prose, sending the reader back to a simpler time where tigers still used to roam the jungles of Malaya and Singapore; where fireflies were as abundant as starlight, and wild guava trees stood tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoarding School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool Activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaffles College 1938–1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaffles College Teaching Staff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollege Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar in Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Japanese Invasion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of Singapore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomeward Bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General public.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136976109808,"sku":"9789814623803","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814623803_p0.jpg?v=1763691128","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814623803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}