Scenes of Singapore: A Watercolour Album
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- Create Date：2021-04-07 11:58:16
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Foo Kwee Horng
- ISBN：9814408360
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Summary
See Singapore in a new light！ This vibrant volume of watercolors offers readers a tour through the country s iconic buildings， neighborhoods and scenes。 With loving detail， local artist Foo Kwee Horng paints a veritable A-to-Z gallery of Singapore， from the ArtScience Museum， Botanic Gardens and Raffles Hotel to traditional shophouses， five-foot-ways， churches， mosques and the Singapore Zoo。 Following on the success of Images of Singapore s photographic collection， this new book of watercolors presented in the same handy format promises to offer visitors an ideal souvenir of their trip to Singapore or a beautiful gift for those back at home。"
Reviews
Kristine
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My Mother's Daughter by Perdita Felicien is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late March。A Canadian competitor in the 2004 Athens Olympics writes of her life with her mother， Cathy。 Felicien being brought to Canada from Saint Lucia with her mother working hard， coming into sometimes fortuitous， sometimes dreadful events while serving as a nanny and housekeeper， and being raised and growing up through the 80s and 90s， doing extremely well in track & field， yet falling in and out of love with My Mother's Daughter by Perdita Felicien is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late March。A Canadian competitor in the 2004 Athens Olympics writes of her life with her mother， Cathy。 Felicien being brought to Canada from Saint Lucia with her mother working hard， coming into sometimes fortuitous， sometimes dreadful events while serving as a nanny and housekeeper， and being raised and growing up through the 80s and 90s， doing extremely well in track & field， yet falling in and out of love with it， Cathy going back to school， going to college on scholarship， and excelling through championships and into the Olympics - everything is well-detailed and recalled very keenly。 。。。more
the。unexpected。reader
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As an avid Canadian sports follower， I know of Perdita Felicien， but I never knew her back story or family life。 And after reading this book （and many other bios） I’m very much aware of the fact that the most talented of people come from very harsh or challenging backgrounds。 And Perdita and her mother fall into this theory。 This book is divided into 3 parts – Starting with Catherine’s life in St。 Lucia and her brave move to Canada; the family’s unstable life and Perdita’s introduction into runn As an avid Canadian sports follower， I know of Perdita Felicien， but I never knew her back story or family life。 And after reading this book （and many other bios） I’m very much aware of the fact that the most talented of people come from very harsh or challenging backgrounds。 And Perdita and her mother fall into this theory。 This book is divided into 3 parts – Starting with Catherine’s life in St。 Lucia and her brave move to Canada; the family’s unstable life and Perdita’s introduction into running; and finally， Perdita’s move to Chicago and her ranks among the greatest hurdlers in college and Canadian history。Although， at first， this book is fascinating， it’s easy to imagine that their life was as stable as a 7。0 earthquake。At their lowest point， Catherine struggled to find stable employment to feed her growing family， and there were times where the children are witness to physical and mental abuse。 After spending some time in a women’s shelter （this is was only a temporary solution）， and with all options exhausted， the family is forced to leave the shelter and back into the arms of her on/off again partner。Part 3 is mostly Perdita's success on the track， but it's also the parallel between mother and daughter。 All the hard work and determination of both women to raise themselves to their best selves。 Perdita training and honing to reach international greatness， and Catherine at almost at the age of 40， simultaneously getting her high school diploma and Heath Care Aide certificate。Essentially， this is the incredible story of one woman’s move to a foreign country， raising her growing family while enduring racism and abuse。 And by the end you see both Catherine and Perdita living a very different lives from when they first started。Wonderfully written and absorbing。 Perfect as a buddy read with some best girl-friends， or mother figure。A big thanks to NetGalley and Double Day Canada for the inspiring read。 4 stars 。。。more
Sayo
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I remember watching Perdita Felicien in the 2004 Summer Olympics， I remember knowing she was the favorite to win Gold， I remember what happened， and that was all I knew about her。I was quite surprised by how quickly I was taken by this book。The struggles of her mother as a young girl， coming to Canada， trying to build a better life for her children。I could not put it down。 From the first page to the last I was a part of this family。
Janilyn Kocher
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