{"product_id":"book-diamond-hill-memories-of-growing-up-in-a-hong-kong-squatter-village","title":"BOOK: Diamond Hill- Memories of growing up in a Hong Kong squatter village","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-au\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eDiamond Hill was one of the poorest and most backward of villages in Hong Kong at a time when Hong Kong\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-au\"\u003eitself\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewas poor and backward. We moved there in 1956 when I was almost 10. I left when I was 19. Those were the formative years of my life. It’s a time that I remember well and cherish.\u003cspan lang=\"en-au\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir of a native son of a Kowloon-side squatter village – the first book ever on Diamond Hill, in either Chinese or English – presents the early days of a life shaped by a now-extinct community. Penned by a high-achieving Hong Kong professional, Feng Chi-shun’s sharp recollections of his humble upbringing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-au\"\u003econtain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewarmth, humour, and an abundance of insights into a low-income Hong Kong neighbourhood that no longer exists – but remains close to the hearts of many who lived there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiamond Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill invite comparisons with Martin Booth’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGweilo\u003c\/em\u003e. If you enjoyed the latter, you will likely find the former similarly absorbing, because the young Feng was, for many a “gweilo”, the inaccessible yet intriguing face of an altogether edgier Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE LION ROCK PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50408570716464,"sku":"BKDH","price":168.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/8495\/2368\/files\/CARDIFFMANCHESTERLONDONEDINBURGHDUBLINTORONTOCHICAGOEASTRUTHERFORDLOSANGELESMEXICOCITYLONDONSEOULTOKYOMELBOURNESYDNEYBUENOSAIRESSANTIAGOSAOPAULO.png?v=1764731215","url":"https:\/\/cerqular.hk\/products\/book-diamond-hill-memories-of-growing-up-in-a-hong-kong-squatter-village","provider":"Cerqular Hong Kong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}