No Bed Of Roses The Rose Chan Story

Rose Chan (nee Chan Wai Chang) was Asia's undisputed Striptease Queen who took the art of shedding clothes to new heights in the 50's and 60's. She represented Malaya at an International Striptease Contest in Paris in 1957 and was invited to train strippers in Japan in 1958. Rose was also an accomplished ballroom dancer and gourmet cook. Beyond the boards, Rose was renowned for her philanthropic work and preferred the moniker 'Charity Queen' to 'Striptease Queen'.

In 1980 Rose was diagnosed with terminal cancer and retreated to Penang, where she was introduced to the author Cecil Rajendra by her stage manager of the 50's. A unique friendship blossomed and Rose invited Cecil to write her life story which she was then negotiating to sell to publishers. Over the next five to six years, up to her demise in 1987, Rose unabashedly bared her remarkable life story which began in Soochow, China.

Author: Cecil Rajendra

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

Released Date: 2013

ISBN: 9789814408202