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Title: |
The Hong Kong I Knew |
| Sub-title: |
Scenes and Stories from a Childhood in Kowloon |
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| By (author): |
Mark Isaac-Williams Illustrated by: Lucy Parris |
| ISBN10-13: |
988796395X : 9789887963950 |
| Illustrations: |
32 colour illus |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
216x216mm |
| Pages: |
88 |
| Weight: |
.285 Kg. |
| Published: |
Blacksmith Books (HK) - March 2022 |
| List Price: |
14.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Memoirs : Social & cultural history : Hong Kong |
| Returning to Hong Kong in 1947 after the Japanese occupation, seven-year-old Mark Isaac-Williams had the whole of Tsim Sha Tsui as his playground. Billeted with his family in the once-grand but now dilapidated Peninsula hotel, his life was replete with adventure from the rooftop to the basement, he knew the hotel's every inch. Roller-skating and horseback riding in Kowloon's streets and paddling in the hotel's fountain were a child's dream after the privations of war. From rickshaws to firecrackers and ladies with bound feet to the ever-present rat problem and smelly beancurd vendors, the mystique of Hong Kong in the 1940s and 50s is brought colourfully to life by Mark's captivating and richly illustrated story. |
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