Of Malaysian-Chinese heritage, Selina Siak Chin Yoke (石清玉) grew up listening to family stories and ancient legends. Facing challenges in an increasingly colonial world, Chye Hoon, a rebellious young girl, must learn to embrace her mixed Malayan-Chinese identity as a Nyonya-and her destiny as a cook, rather. The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Quotes Showing of 8 “Temper in a woman is only tolerated, never celebrated.” ― Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds. Categories: Literature Fiction, Genre Fiction. It debuted as an Amazon best-seller in /5. Her first novel, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds, was published on November 1, and made an immediate emotional connection with readers. While recovering, she decided not to delay her dream of writing any longer. After an eclectic life as a physicist, banker and trader in London, the heavens intervened.
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