Singapore Correspondent is a collection of eye-witness dispatches sent to London from 1958 to 1962 when Singapore was emerging from British colonial rule and moving forward to self-government and independence; a time of uncertainty, turbulence, and sometimes danger too. Many of the early struggles of the People's Action Party (PAP), as well as other important events which have long been forgotten, are brought to life by the writer who lived through them. These dispatches prove that political history need not be dull, and indeed it can sometimes be entertaining and lively.

Accordingly, our cover cooks created a digital photomontage with a postcard featuring colorful, early 1960s street scenes of Singapore clipped to a vintage file folder. The rubber stamp treatment to the typographic composition brings a smack typical of fiction, hinting at the untold stories within the book waiting to be discovered.