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THE SWORN SPINSTER Fanny Law
Manage episode 440514431 series 1932251
Whenever Teresa Lim asked about a striking woman she saw in old family photos, she was told 'That's Aunt Fanny; she was unfortunate.' So naturally, Teresa Lim spent years excavating Aunt Fanny's life in 1920s Singapore. It's a story of three devoted sisters, ghost husbands, working-class Chinese feminists, and sworn spinsters.
Turns out, Fanny was very fortunate indeed...until History arrived at her front door.
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You can buy Teresa Lim's The Interpreter's Daughter and benefit a local indie bookshop HERE
Music in this episode was by:
The Butterfly Lovers Concerto for violin performed by Takako Nishizaki
Doug Maxwell: Honky Tonkin'; Lao Tsu Erhu
Gene Kardos' Orchestra: My Extraordinary Gal, 1932
Yao Lie: Rose Rose I Love You
Kevin MacLeod: Medusa; March of the Mind; Despair and Triumph
Jesse Gallagher: Thin Places
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162 episodes
Manage episode 440514431 series 1932251
Whenever Teresa Lim asked about a striking woman she saw in old family photos, she was told 'That's Aunt Fanny; she was unfortunate.' So naturally, Teresa Lim spent years excavating Aunt Fanny's life in 1920s Singapore. It's a story of three devoted sisters, ghost husbands, working-class Chinese feminists, and sworn spinsters.
Turns out, Fanny was very fortunate indeed...until History arrived at her front door.
_________________________
You can buy Teresa Lim's The Interpreter's Daughter and benefit a local indie bookshop HERE
Music in this episode was by:
The Butterfly Lovers Concerto for violin performed by Takako Nishizaki
Doug Maxwell: Honky Tonkin'; Lao Tsu Erhu
Gene Kardos' Orchestra: My Extraordinary Gal, 1932
Yao Lie: Rose Rose I Love You
Kevin MacLeod: Medusa; March of the Mind; Despair and Triumph
Jesse Gallagher: Thin Places
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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