Ann Bennett
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The Orphan House
8 editions
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2018
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The Lake Pavilion
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The Tea Planter's Club
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The Planter's Wife
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2015
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The Child Without a Home
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The Amulet
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The Lake Palace
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The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage, #1)
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The Lake Pagoda
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2022
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Bamboo Road: The Homecoming (Echoes of Empire: A collection of standalone novels set in the Far East during WWII)
7 editions
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2013
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The Bookseller of Kathmandu: A sweeping tale of secrets and survival set against the mystical backdrop of Nepal, and the tropical heat of 1940s Malaya. (Tales of Kathmandu):
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An excellent story set in mountains and in the background of British colonial rule in Malaysia post second world war. The story builds up in bits and pieces but is riveting until the last page where two generations meet happily at the end" Read more of this review » |
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"This book reminds me of Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, which is high praise from me. Like Heat and Dust, the story is told in two timestreams, World War II and the present. On her grandmother's death, Chloe is given her wartime journal, which"
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The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage, #1):
"I love reading historical fiction that teaches me something new, and this book accomplished just that. Going into the book, I'd never heard of the Lebensborn program in Nazi Germany during WWII. It was interesting to read the book and then do my own "
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The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage, #1):
"This was on emotional book. I’ve read a few books about the Lebensborn program in the last couple of years. Most have been from the perspective of the women who were forced to have their babies there, or from the present tense of people looking for i"
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“Be careful what you say, yes. But we all must remember one thing. Whatever happens, be true to yourself and to your own principles.”
― The Stolen Sisters
― The Stolen Sisters
“riverbank towards her; women and children, mothers and fathers, grandparents, babies. They came with all their belongings strapped to their backs, slung over shoulders, or pulled along in makeshift carts. Some carried babies, children, and even old people on their backs. Many were very thin, dressed in filthy rags, their bodies and clothes matted with dirt. To her surprise, some of them were dressed in finery. Dinner jackets and evening gowns, now torn and streaked with mud. As they advanced along beside the river and drew level with Olive,”
― The Tea Planter's Club
― The Tea Planter's Club
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