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LETTERS
Readers’ thoughts and
comments about
EL
July14
Email us at
info@expatliving.sgBest Letter
We want to hear from you! Send us your thoughts on
the magazine, or on any subject under the sun. For his
interesting idea, bookworm
Stefan Winkler
wins a bottle of
Moët & Chandon Imperial Brut.
Bookworm
I’ve been an
Expat Living
reader for several
years. I particularly enjoy your “On the
Page” section about new local books and
authors, and I have discovered many interesting
reads based on your reviews there. I also like the
occasional interviews with the authors, which adds even more
background to the books themselves.
How about presenting some of the classics from time to time
as well? For example, I recently came across the 1973 Paul
Theroux novel
Saint Jack
, and I thought it was a very good read; I
was especially impressed with the author’s knowledge of various
local details, even though he only spent a couple of years here.
I’m sure there are other such gems that I’m unaware of, and
I’d be very interested in hearing about more.
Stefan Winkler
Ed: We’ve asked Stefan to write us a review of
Saint Jack
in due course. Any other readers keen to suggest classic
local books for review? Also coming up is our interview
with British expat Starr Wood on his brilliant
Once Upon
a Timepiece
, reviewed in the June issue of EL.
This great shot was sent in by
Annelies Zwart. Send yours to
verne.maree@expatliving.sg.Pages of
History
Wow, that was a
very interesting
ar ticle on the
Sime Road WWII
internment camps
in your May issue
focus on black-and-
white houses. I now
want to read the books
mentioned and learn
more about Singapore’s
history and what the
POWs went through.
Ann Rochford, Singapore
The Railwayman
by Eric Lomax also tells of the
lives of the POWs in Singapore. Thank you for
an interesting article.
Tricia Hollingum, Exeter, UK
Website Bites
Monica Pitrelli’s June issue story on her trip to Nusa Dua, “To Bali
With Baby”, was such a joy to read!
Elise Tan, Singapore
Loved Erin Reed’s May issue Parting Shot titled “Jill of All Trades”, on
the pros and perils of being an expat in Singapore. I am in Melbourne
currently, working full time, and your kind of life seems so inviting
to me. Though they say, “The grass is always greener on the other
side”, I’d still love to try the expat life!
Preeti Rao Naig, Melbourne
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