In the book, Lim, a Singaporean by birth himself who for years worked as a rock critic and adult entertainment industry journalist in Los Angeles, explores the mythology of Quek’s Annabel Chong character. While the book isn’t authorized by Quek, who long ago retired her infamous character, it is based on Lim’s previous interviews and discussions with the one-time porn star, who he counts as a personal friend.
One of the key themes Lim explores is the tension between Quek’s upbringing in a conservative Asian society and her later extreme acts for the camera. After an education at the exclusive Raffles Girls’ School and Hwa Chong Junior College, and then as a scholarship student at King’s College London, Quek was on course for a career at a prestigious Singaporean law firm. Full story
