A Noble Nyonya

An intriguing, poignant and inspriring tale of a young Thai girl, Meh Nya, who escaped death suring the murder of her aristocrat parents, fled from Thailand to Penang in Peninsula Malaya in the early 1900's. She grew up in the stately 'Pelangi' Mansionto emerge as a notable matriach of a clan.

Find out what happened when a local mafia group, locked her in the manison and set it ablaze and her agony watching her loved ones and friends raped, tortured and killed. Tear-jerker scenes depict her sharing in her daughter's intense persecutionfor intermarrying an Indian and the trauma of another daughter who lost her husband and son and tenaciously fought for her life against a killer disease. Nevertheless,share in her blissful escapades and eye- opening Baba Nyonya traditions and practices as she belonged to this exclusive community whose unique and interesting culture flourished in the former British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Penang and Malacca.Be  awe-struck with her bizzare, mind-boggling experiences with the local cultures as well as repulsive hemeophatic practices of the indigenous groups in Thailand, Malaya and ancient China.

The Last part of this compelling story reasonates with gripping no-holds barred accountss of unprecedented atrocities of the Japanese soldiers during the Second World War. Find out how she and her entire family escaped decapitation in one of the many suspenseful episodes. Although horrific, in human tortures killed several of her family members, Meh Nya and her family painfully salvaged whatever remained.Advocating for love, peace and forgiveeness, the matriarch's family successfully brought about life-changing values that helped to reconstruct many battered,war-torn lives.

Humorous post-war events abd unexpected miracles make for a well-rounded and satisfactory read.