Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris - Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781786582218
Publisher: Zaffre

Overview
Sisters under the Rising Sun is a powerful work of historical fiction from Heather Morris, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Inspired by true events, this moving novel follows a group of women thrown together by the brutality of the Second World War in the Pacific. Told with the same compassion and narrative drive that made Morris a global phenomenon, it is a story of endurance, friendship and the extraordinary power of the human spirit under the harshest of conditions.

About the Book
It is 1942, and Singapore is falling to the invading Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers makes the agonising decision to place her eight-year-old daughter Sally on one of the last ships leaving the doomed island, desperate to keep her safe. Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified crowds crammed aboard the HMS Vyner Brooke alongside the heartbroken Norah. After just two days at sea, the ship is bombed and sunk, plunging its passengers into chaos and grief.
Nesta and Norah survive the wreck and reach the beaches of Sumatra, only to be captured by Japanese forces and interned in one of the notorious prisoner-of-war camps that scatter the region — places defined by starvation, disease and brutality. Yet even amid this suffering, the women find moments of transcendence: Norah forms a "voice orchestra," using music to lift the internees' spirits and carry them, however briefly, out of the squalor of camp life. The bonds forged between the women in these camps become a lifeline, offering hope, strength and camaraderie against overwhelming odds.
Sisters under the Rising Sun is ultimately a novel about women in war — their sisterhood, their bravery, and their extraordinary resilience in the darkest of circumstances. Fans of Heather Morris's previous novels, including Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters, will find the same emotionally rich storytelling and grounding in real historical testimony that has made her one of the world's most read authors of WWII fiction.

• Gripping historical fiction inspired by true wartime events
• From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
• A moving story of female friendship, courage and survival
• Perfect for fans of WWII historical fiction and book club reads
• Brand new paperback, ideal as a thoughtful gift

About the Author
Heather Morris is a New Zealand-born author now living in Australia. Her 2018 debut, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, became a worldwide bestseller after she spent years developing the story following her friendship with Lale Sokolov, a Holocaust survivor who shared his experiences with her before his death in 2006. Morris trained in professional writing and screenwriting, with her early scripts winning international acclaim, including honours at the International Independent Film Awards. She has since become one of the most widely read historical fiction authors in the world.

Why You'll Love This Book
A gripping, emotionally powerful story of sisterhood and survival, Sisters under the Rising Sun brings a lesser-known chapter of WWII history vividly to life. Perfect for readers who loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

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