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A Day in Time - 1935 Hong Kong, Illustrated with 100 Period Objects

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2019
ISBN: 978-962-7213-89-5
HK$185

A novella that narrates life in Hong Kong on the day of 12 December 1935

A storyline threaded through by 100 groups of period objects from museum collections

A vivid record of everyday living - you can almost see, feel, hear and smell it

An exquisite series of illustrations that recreate the yesteryear

A rich array of characters from Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai - a lady with good upbringing, her girlfriend coming from a rich family, an amah, a rickshaw puller, a child bride, a Chinese herbalist shop keeper, a rich merchant in the Nam Pak Hong trade......

A trip back in time where you can visit a home in a tenement building, old streets, a herbalist shop, a photo studio, an old-style café, and a mansion house of a wealthy family. Enjoy the nostalgia of pre-war Hong Kong.