{"product_id":"walking-in-my-sons-footsteps-harmohan-singh-9781949639537","title":"Walking In My Son's Footsteps: David's Fight For Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do to fulfill your child's last wishes? Would you take on a political regime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Singh was a brilliant writer, talented student, and loyal friend, with a sarcastic sense of humor that was equal parts hilarious and incisive. He was also an activist, ready and willing to take on Singapore's oppressive government system--including its mandatory conscription law. He believed in non-violence and considered himself a conscientious objector, but the Singaporean government didn't care; they conscripted him anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the government refused to honor his wishes, he felt he had no other choice: he took his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid left behind a prodigious body of work--poems and plays that captured his feelings about Singaporean politics and life at large--as well as a clear message to his father: \"Do not silence me,\" he wrote, \"Let my work live.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWalking in My Son's Footsteps\u003c\/em\u003e, Harmohan Singh does just that; he works to finish what his son started, speaking out against the National Service and Singapore's tyrannical laws, while paying tribute to David's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarmohan deftly weaves together research, letters, David's poems, and his own memories and regrets for a powerful portrait of a young man's life and work--and a demand for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harmohan Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949639533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949639537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinktosee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Harmohan Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126442520831,"sku":"9781949639537","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdfe7354-dab7-483c-a793-428f9985ce30.jpg?v=1687448209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walking-in-my-sons-footsteps-harmohan-singh-9781949639537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}