Harmony Heights by Ong Chin Huat - ISBN: 9789815144512
Paperback
Malaysian suburbia hides dark secrets. Can appearances be kept?

Harmony Heights

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  • Paperback

    298 pages

  • Release Date

    6 August 2024

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Summary

Blowing the lid off contemporary social mores with a peek behind the closed doors of middle-class Malaysians

Harmony Heights is anything but harmonious. In this nineties-style block of condominium located in a forgotten part of town resides a microcosm of bourgeois Malaysian society. From retired judges and doctors to CEOs and homemakers with side hustles, the residents in this apartment pride themselves on being model citizens.

But beneath the veneer of civility and respectab…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9789815144512
ISBN-10:9815144510
Author:Ong Chin Huat
Publisher:Penguin Random House SEA
Imprint:Penguin Random House SEA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:298
Release Date:6 August 2024
Weight:296g
Dimensions:212mm x 182mm x 23mm
About The Author

Ong Chin Huat

Ong Chin Huat graduated from the London School of Economics with a law degree and was later called to the Bar in both the United Kingdom and Malaysia. He then studied History of Art at the British Institute of Florence in Italy. Deciding to pursue a career in journalism, he became the first Chinese person to work at the Hong Kong Tatler as the Social Editor. After a stint as a columnist at the South China Morning Post, he started his own PR Consultancy specialising in fashion and luxury goods. He has been a judge for the Miss Asia Pageant in Hong Kong, Miss Charm de Chine in Shanghai and Mrs. International Global Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur. Currently, he is a freelance writer, fashion stylist and TV Host and has contributed to The Star, Life Inspired, Luxurious Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Design Anthology, Elle and Conde Nast Traveller among others. He hosted a TV Show called ‘Hong Kong High Life’ on ATV Hong Kong as well as a talk show named ‘Driven’ on TheStarTV.com. Voted as one of Hong Kong’s Best Dressed Personalities by the Hong Kong Fashion Designer’s Association, he has met and interviewed everyone from movie stars and business tycoons to politicians and world-class athletes.

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