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THIS PLACE CALLED ABSENCE - LYDIA KWA

Wu Lan's life, a Singapore-born lesbian psychologist now living in Canada, is suddenly turned upside down by her father sudden death.
She feels unable to help herself to overcome the weighing helplessness abouther father's fate, let alone help her patience.
In a year's time leave of absence, she journeyed through a journal about twoS ingapore ah kus , a polite term for prostitutes in the turn of the century.
The fascinating story of two prostitutes entwined in desire, opium and the dream of fleeing themselves free, somehow helps her to comprehend herfeelings and helped her open up about her devastations.
It was then she learned that she is somehow connected to Lee Ah Choi andChow Chat Mui, the two subjects of those sensuous journal.

posted by Nemot @ 9:42 AM