The distant daughter
Singapore, 1941: Singapore City lights up with explosions as the first Japanese bombs rain down. Until now, the war has seemed a distant threat for Issey and her friends, drinking and dancing at Raffles. But with the Japanese invasion looming, Issey knows she must leave. Mysterious, handsome Alex Ca...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
Lake Union Publishing,
[2025]
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| Series: | Cook, Lorna, Secrets of Trelenna House ;
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| Summary: | Singapore, 1941: Singapore City lights up with explosions as the first Japanese bombs rain down. Until now, the war has seemed a distant threat for Issey and her friends, drinking and dancing at Raffles. But with the Japanese invasion looming, Issey knows she must leave. Mysterious, handsome Alex Cartwright has sworn he will see her to safety. Cornwall, 2025: Nursing a broken heart, Lamorna flees her life in Singapore, returning to Trelenna, her Cornish family home. With ambitious plans to save and finance the crumbling house, her sister Zennor needs Lamorna's help. When Zach, a local archivist, suggests telling the house's story through the family archives, Lamorna discovers a battered leather diary written by Issey, a young woman living a glamorous life in 1940s Singapore. Within its pages, she finds the gripping story of Issey's desperate escape. |
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| Item Description: | "The Secrets of Trelenna House"--cover. |
| Physical Description: | 337 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781662528989 1662528981 |
