Growing Up With Ignorance

About the Book

Foreword Clarion Sweetly touching, yet sometimes shocking, this memoir provides a unique view of a child’s daily life in 1950s Singapore. a simply written, powerful tale of a particular kind of childhood and upbringing As a memoir of an exceptional childhood, Growing Up with Ignorance provides a remarkable and unusual glimpse of a moment in time and space. a compelling and evocative account that will appeal to diverse audiences

About the Author

BlueInk Lee Ali balances a clear-eyed recounting of her traumatic childhood with stories of the changing world she grew up in to present a powerful story. Clean, uncluttered and straightforward prose allows Ali to be frank about her mother’s cruelty while preserving her mother’s humanity on the page.