Bamboo Island - (Echoes of Empire) 3rd Edition by Ann Bennett (Paperback)
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Highlights
- From award-winning author Ann Bennett comes a haunting and powerful novel of love and loss during World War 2 Malaya.
- Author(s): Ann Bennett
- 328 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
- Series Name: Echoes of Empire
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About the Book
From award-winning author Ann Bennett comes a haunting and powerful novel of love and loss during World War 2 Malaya. A woman's life torn apart by secrets and war. Will the wounds ever heal?
Book Synopsis
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.
This book has previously published both as The Planter's Wife and as Bamboo Island
Review Quotes
Praise for Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife.
'A vivid account of a brutal period, and a searing exploration of trauma, memory and loss..' The Lady Magazine.
'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