Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife (Echoes of Empire) / Echoes of Empire (ePub)
'A vivid account of a brutal period, and a searing exploration of trauma, memory and loss..' The Lady...
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From award-winning author Ann Bennett comes a haunting and powerful novel of love and loss during World War 2 Malaya.
'A vivid account of a brutal period, and a searing exploration of trauma, memory and loss..' The Lady Magazine.
1938: Juliet and her sister Rose arrive in Penang to stay with an aunt, after the death of their father. Juliet quickly falls under the spell of Gavin Crosby, a plantation owner, who despite his wealth, charm and good looks is shunned by the local community. Rushed into marriage, Juliet is unprepared for the devastating secrets she uncovers on Gavin's plantation, and the bad blood between Gavin and his brother…
But in 1941 the Japanese occupy Malaya and Singapore sweeping away that world and changing Juliet's life forever.
For decades after the war which robbed her of everyone she loved, Juliet lives as a recluse back on the plantation. But in 1962 the sudden appearance of Mary, a young woman from an orphanage in Indonesia, forces Juliet to embark on a journey into the past, and to face up to the heart-breaking truths she's buried for so long.
The Planter's Wife was previously published as Bamboo Island
Praise for Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife..
'This was a story of love, passion and cruelty I could not put down … I needed to discover Juliet's secrets.' Lizeanne Lloyd - Lost in a Good Book
'I raced through this book in just over twenty-four hours … I literally could not put it down. I connected and sympathised with Juliet as a character so much… and I was constantly on edge whilst reading it, desperate to find out more about her past.' Bibliobeth - Goodreads.
'I really loved this haunting, powerful and beautiful novel.' Amazon Reviewer
Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife has previously been published both as Bamboo Island and The Planter's Wife. It is the second book in a Southeast Asian WW2 collection which includes Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest, Bamboo Road: The Homecoming, A Daughter's Promise, The Tea Planter's Club and The Amulet. All books are standalone stories, and they may be read in any order.
Ann has also written The Lake Pavilion, set in British India in the 1930s, The Lake Palace, set in India during the Burma Campaign of WW2, The Lake Pagoda, and The Lake Villa, both set in Indochina during WW2. Ann's other books, The Runaway Sisters, bestselling The Orphan House, The Child Without a Home, and The Forgotten Children are published by Bookouture.
- Autor: Ann Bennett
- 2023, Englisch
- Verlag: Ann Bennett
- ISBN-10: 822338986X
- ISBN-13: 9798223389866
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2023
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