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Sisters Under the Rising Sun

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Sisters Under the Rising Sun

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Laura Carmichael
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This program is read by Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey. It also includes a dedication, author's note, and two afterwords, all read by the author, as well as two songs by the Sydney Women’s Vocal Orchestra with clips from both songs throughout the narration.

A phenomenal novel of resilience and survival from bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris.

In the midst of World War II, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may never see her child again.

Sister Nesta James, a Welsh Australian nurse, has enlisted to tend to Allied troops. But as Singapore falls to the Japanese she joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the Vyner Brooke merchant ship. Only two days later, they are bombarded from the air off the coast of Indonesia, and in a matter of hours, the Vyner Brooke lies broken on the seabed.

After surviving a brutal 24 hours in the sea, Nesta and Norah reach the beaches of a remote island, only to be captured by the Japanese and held in one of their notorious POW camps. The camps are places of starvation and brutality, where disease runs rampant. Sisters in arms, Norah and Nesta fight side by side every day, helping whoever they can, and discovering in themselves and each other extraordinary reserves of courage, resourcefulness and determination.

Sisters under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2023 Heather Morris (P)2023 Macmillan Audio
20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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It was an outstanding and moving story about amazing women/ nurses who went through hell and stood together to survive yet never forgot their calling. A true sisterhood.

Outstanding

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Excellent historical recount of a very dark time as female POWs during WW 2 under Japanese occupation

The morale and fortitude of the women POWs.

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Loved the music! Such a treat with an audiobook. When I first read about the vocal instrumentation, I wanted to hear a sample of what it sounded like because I had never heard of such a thing. It really added to the story. The entire pieces included at the end were wonderful.

Beautiful story

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The music was incredible especially The Bolero. The treatment of the women was so sad and their separation from their spouses

Poor RX of Women in POW camp in Japan

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I’m am glad books like this are being written. It shows the strength of Women and what we are capable of. Just a amazing book.

Amazing

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it's an amazing account of women in WWII camps in southeast Asia. Very different from anything I've read before. you will be inspired and moved!

great story!

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Amazing story of amazing women under the most horrible circumstances. I could hardly put the book down and at the end I could hardly stop crying. It’s a must read!

More Than 5 Stars!!

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this Novel is a treasure. Heather Morris is a master, capturing history and weaving it through the lives of these heroic women. I have read Cilka, The Tatooist of Auchwitz, & Three Sisters, these people I will never forget. Thank you!

Resilience

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Love this book, facts, moving, heartfelt, history, friendship, love , kindness, sadness, bravery, talent sharing caring

So touching

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Fascinating story well told. Hard to listen to at times but very much worth the time

Descriptions of daily life and hardships as well as the courage and tenacity shown by the captives.

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