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Snow over Surabaya, 9781912049004
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Not many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. As ‘Surabaya Sue’, she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence and broadcast its revolutionary message to the world on Rebel Radio.

Snow over Surabaya

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    224 pages

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    4 October 2017

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Not many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant, eastern nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. Under a multitude of different names - ‘K’tut Tantri’ and ‘Surabaya Sue’ being the best know - she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence after the Second World War and broadcast its revolutionary message to the world on Rebel Radio. But she did more and smuggled arms, and probably drugs, to help finance the new Republic and experienced blo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781912049004
ISBN-10:1912049007
Author:Nigel Barley
Publisher:Monsoon Books
Imprint:Monsoon Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:4 October 2017
Weight:180g
Dimensions:199mm x 129mm
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Nigel Barley

Dr Nigel Barley (London, UK) studied at Oxford and Cambridge universities before working in the Ethnography Department of the British Museum. He settled on Indonesia as his principal research interest and has worked on both the history and contemporary culture of that area. After escaping from the museum, he is now a broadcaster and writer, with over fifteen books to his name, and divides his time between London and Indonesia.

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