My favourite read in Novembers for #12Booksof2024 was this latest book by Heather Morris.
This tells the story of women taken prisoner by the Japanese in World War II and the horrific time they had in the far East Prison camps. This one has all the feels and think I even prefer it to the her European prison camp books.
Also a notable mention for The Templar Secret by Scott Mariani, the last book in one of my favourite all time series - Ben Hope.
Hopefully I can read in peace & quiet.
Spied this spot earlier in the week and I‘ve been dreaming of reading here ever since…thinking today‘s the day!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's hard to find historical fiction from WWII that is set in the Pacific Theater. I absolutely loved this book, which fictionalizes the real story of a group of nuns from the Australian Army Nursing Service as they and other women shipwrecked from the Vyner Brooke try to survive in a Japanese POW Camp.
Full Review and Matching Recipe: https://bakingthroughbookclub.com/2024/01/15/sisters-banding-together/
The last op shop I visited on Thurs was such a goldmine it didn‘t all fit in this pic. I got a Ghanda tote bag. My step daughters are obsessed with that shop. I usually wrap their presents in them. I scored a May Gibbs gum nut babies handmade 1 as well for the bargain price of $2. There are also toiletries you can‘t see as well as an oil burner, a bandanna & bows to clip above my bun for ballet. I didn‘t try on the swimmers and the top doesn‘t fit
pickHaving children sent away, being on a boat sunk by the Japanese, taken prisoner, and living without decent health care or food is where we meet all those who survived from the Vyner Brooke merchant ship and others as they endure the hardships in a Japanese POW camp.
Based on true events and real women.
I enjoyed her other books more, but this is still a good read.
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pickReview is up, not my favorite by this author but still a pretty good read!
https://reecaspieces.com/2023/10/24/the-sisters-of-the-rising-sun-by-heather-mor...
FULL REVIEW 10/24
SISTERS UNDER THE RISING SUN is based on true events and real women.
Heather Morris brings to life another WWII book telling us of the survival of women being prisoners of war. I had never heard of these sisters, their imprisonment, nor this POW camp.
You will cheer on the women when they defy their captors and feel every emotion they are feeling. 4/5
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Sisters Under the Rising Sun: A Novel | 
