Download or read book Payoh: A Novel written by Jim Tan and published by Ethos Books. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a writing workshop at Changi Prison, retired professor JG Chan encounters a story written by inmate Alphonsus Goh. ‘Payoh’ tells the adventures of a sulphur-crested cockatoo named Lucky who finds his way to a protected bird sanctuary. Conflict soon ensues, and the sanctuary birds decide it’s time to gain autonomy from their human-watchers. They must form a small team of leaders to govern their newly independent sanctuary. However, skeptics and detractors also exist within ...