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Sunflower
Jun 07, 2023 rated it really liked it
A random pick from the library shelves, mainly because my parents were in Malaya at the time of the Emergency, and told of having to drive around with a loaded gun in their car...This story brings back the atmosphere of Malaya really well- the author remembers things about the time and place that I didn't, which made it more interesting for me.
The story is a complicated one with some questions that never get answered, but the main theme is the sudden removal of her children while their mother i
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Lisa of Hopewell
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