Agnes Newton Keith
Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith (July 4, 1901 – March 30, 1982) was an American author best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo (now Sabah) before, during, and after the Second World War. The second of these, Three Came Home, tells of her time in Japanese POW and civilian internee camps in North Borneo and Sarawak, and was made into a film of the same name in 1950. She published seven books in all.
Read more about Agnes Newton Keith: Early Life, Marriage and Children, Life in Borneo, Philippines, Libya and Later Years, The Keiths' Library, Legacy, Works By Agnes Newton Keith, Further Reading
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