“Wait,” she heard Wu Ji call from behind her, but she knew it was not yet time for them to get to know each other. Waving at him over her shoulder, she walked away, smiling.
Acknowledgements
Heartfelt thanks to my family, with special mention to my brother, who forced me to write Choose Your Own Adventure books for his own entertainment when we were young, thus setting me on this path of no return; my editor Melissa De Silva for her valuable input; my illustrator Chee Jia Yi for producing yet another gorgeous cover; all other Epigram Books staff involved in the making of the Mount Emily series; my good friend and staunch supporter Chen Yipei for helping to proofread the manuscript; my reviewers Hwee and Tiara for their generous praise; Hwee’s Book Share Club for being the first to champion my work; the beautiful children’s bookstore, My Imagination Kingdom, for hosting my first Meet the Author session; and all the rest of my awesome friends—too many to name— who helped spread the word about Mount Emily.
About the Author
Low Ying Ping practically grew up in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School, which she attended from pre-primary to Secondary Four. She has always been fascinated by the dynamics of friendship between girls, and the fact that many of these become lifelong bonds. She holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Warwick, UK. Her poems have appeared in Singa, the journal of the National University of Singapore Centre for the Arts and QLRS (Quarterly Literary Review Singapore). Mount Emily Revisited is her second novel.
Patsy Goh’s journey of self-discovery
continues in the third book of the series:
Midnight at Mount Emily
Accompanied by her best friend Elena Tan,
Patsy Goh travels back in time again to their
mothers’ teenage years, where she is forced
to come face to face with her greatest fear.
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