Thank you, my teacher, Mrs. Wong Yew Choong!

Praise for Ipohgal and

The Stories of the Scissors Sharpener’s Daughter

Ipohgal has written a book which a reader would find difficult to put down once he or she starts reading. She writes with unassuming candour, giving her reader an insight into what life was like for a family like hers. She includes a wealth of information about traditional beliefs and attitudes prevalent in many Chinese families at that time, and even now. Her keen powers of observation and attention to detail has enabled her to present us with this interesting true-to-life account of a simple girl, growing up in difficult times, yet happy in her family life. From her childhood, to her school-going years, to the inevitable loss of her parents, this book covers a whole range of experience that is  amusing, frightening, informative and touching….a book not to be missed.

Review of Ipohgal’s
Stories of the Scissor Sharpener’s Daughter
by
Mrs. Wong Yew Choong
Bachelor of Science (University of Malaya), Grad Cert. of Education (University of London)
Retired teacher from Methodist Girls’ Secondary School, Ipoh,