Selina Siak Chin Yoke

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Of Malaysian-Chinese heritage, Selina Siak Chin Yoke (石清玉) grew up listening to family stories and ancient legends. She always knew that one day, she would write. After an eclectic life as a physicist, banker and trader in London, the heavens intervened. In 2009 Siak was diagnosed with cancer. While recovering, she decided not to delay her dream of writing any longer. Her first novel, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds , was published on November 1, 2016 and made an immediate emotional connection with readers. It debuted as an Amazon best-seller in historical fiction, was named by Goodreads as one of the 6 best books of November 2016 and has been compared to the work of Pearl S. Buck and Amy Tan.

Her second novel, When the Future Come
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New Doors Open in Chye Hoon's World

Hello everyone!

I hope you're enjoying your summer! This is a short note to let you know that I have finally had time to add to Chye Hoon's World on my website. Click on the link below

http://siakchinyoke.com/chye-hoons-world

to open new doors!

There are tonnes of photographs. Here are some of the items you can now peek at:

Ceramics with phoenixes;
Nyonya belts;
Hand-beaded shoes;
The cave temple Chye Hoo Read more of this blog post »
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“Temper in a woman is only tolerated, never celebrated.”
Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds

“Inside my soul there echoed the cry of a hundred elephants dying.”
Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds

“My two worlds were alive: Chinese and Malay rolled into one, blended by the centuries that had passed.”
Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds

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