Shamsiah Fakeh’s memoir: a path less travelled
Fakeh's memoir of the 10th communist regiment completes the story I heard when my father served with the 1st Royal Malay Regiment. Both form the narrative of my country's independence.
Salina Christmas
Author, publisher and co-founder of Studio GLUE.
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