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No Bed Of Roses - The Rose Chan Story

by Cecil Rajendra
No Bed Of Roses - The Rose Chan Story - Thryft
No Bed Of Roses - The Rose Chan Story - Thryft

Seductive drama seen through a dancing queen's life.

"No Bed Of Roses" would be a great read for individuals who are looking for a dramatic portrayal of the life of a Chinese young girl growing up in Malaysia and eventually becoming the 'Queen of Striptease'. Cecil Rajendra does a fantastic job of narrating the intriguing life of Rose Chan, including her various personal struggles, her accidental rise to fame, and her final battle with cancer. This book is sure to captivate readers who enjoy a dramatic biography.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Non-Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

No Bed Of Roses - The Rose Chan Story

by Cecil Rajendra
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ISBN: 9789814408202
Authors: Cecil Rajendra
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Editions
Date of Publication: 2013-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Biography, Historical, Social Justice
Goodreads rating: 2.92
(rated by 24 readers)

Description

Rose Chan, Queen of Striptease at just 27 years old, enthralled men young and old in the heyday of cabaret in 1950s Malaya. Her accidental shot to fame, thanks to a wardrobe malfunction in which her bra snapped, catapulted her into the limelight. In No Bed of Roses, Cecil Rajendra pens an account of her life her childhood in Soochow, China, and then in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, her five marriages and personal struggles, how she circumvented the colonial decency laws that forbade nudity, and finally her fight with cancer that took her life in 1987 at the age of 62
 

Seductive drama seen through a dancing queen's life.

"No Bed Of Roses" would be a great read for individuals who are looking for a dramatic portrayal of the life of a Chinese young girl growing up in Malaysia and eventually becoming the 'Queen of Striptease'. Cecil Rajendra does a fantastic job of narrating the intriguing life of Rose Chan, including her various personal struggles, her accidental rise to fame, and her final battle with cancer. This book is sure to captivate readers who enjoy a dramatic biography.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Non-Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.