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Sisters under the Rising Sun

A powerful story from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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Sisters under the Rising Sun

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Laura Carmichael
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The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.

1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the HMS Vyner Brooke. After only two days at sea, the ship is bombarded and sunk.

Nesta and Norah reach the beaches of Indonesia only to be captured and held in one of the notorious Japanese POW camps, places of starvation and brutality. But even here joy can be found, in music, where Norah's 'voice orchestra' transports the internees from squalor into light. The friendships they build with the dozens of other women in the camps will give them the hope, strength and camaraderie they need in order to stay alive.

Sisters under the Rising Sun tells the story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood, bravery and resilience in the darkest of circumstances.

Don't miss out on THE WISH - the new Heather Morris novel of unexpected friendship, love and legacy. Out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a #3 Sunday Times bestseller from 5 May 2024 20th Century Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt Emotionally Gripping Inspiring Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking Survival War
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Absolutely loved this story and the final chapter is so very special. Highly recommended and very important to know this history.

Heart and Soul and Tears

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Loved everything about this. My life will never be the same. Made me appreciate everything I have.

Brilliantly read/performed

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a amazing & enlightening book , i had no idea about the wonderful nurses & women POW ‘s that endured so much
This should be a movie .

I Never Knew

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Heather Morris, thank you for putting these incredible stories of the survival of these women into words. Thank you to the families of these women who have shared these stories, so they may be known. This book is deeply moving and sensitively written. These stories are stories that must be known and remembered.

Beautiful

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Moving tribute to the sacrifice, commitment and dedication of a courageous band of women survivors of WWII

A story that must be heard

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