Kampong Spirit – Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965 – Josephine Chia

Kampong Spirit brings to life the colourful characters with whom the author, Josephine Chia, grew up at a kampong in Potong Pasir.

But life was anything but simplistic. The book also chronicles Singapore’s struggles toward nationhood and through the eyes of Josephine Chia, we get to discover the social and political events that took place during this turbulent time.