Prisoner from Penang by Clare Flynn

Prisoner from Penang by Clare Flynn

An incredible story, inspired by real-life events, of the courage of two ordinary women imprisoned in the Dutch East Indies during WW2.

1941, Malaya: When Mary Helston flees her beloved home, the beautiful tropical island of Penang, as it comes under attack, she thinks her broken heart can't suffer any more.

She's proved wrong when she's captured and imprisoned, with countless other women, in a POW camp. Surviving in desperate circumstances, with just a narrow strip of azure sky to remind her of the world beyond the camp and the life she left behind, Mary discovers that Veronica Leighton is one of her fellow inmates - a vain and selfish woman she knew and had reason to loathe back on Penang. But, to Mary's surprise, Veronica reveals hidden qualities, finding bold and ingenious ways to protect her fellow prisoners and provide comfort in captivity. And when Mary begins to succumb to the depths of despair, Veronica makes it her mission to keep her alive.

Together, the women learn to rely on one another, forge a friendship and find the strength to endure the darkest time of their lives. The battle for survival will change them all forever.

Heart-wrenching and deeply moving, Prisoner from Penang explores the courage and heroism of the women and children who were incarcerated in Japanese internment camps during WW2. If you loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Nightingale you'll adore this powerful story of resilience, hope and humanity.

Flynn, Clare: - Clare Flynn writes historical fiction with a strong sense of time and place and compelling characters. Her books often deal with people who are displaced - forced out of their comfortable lives and familiar surroundings. She is a graduate of Manchester University where she read English Language and Literature. After a career in international marketing, working on brands from nappies to tinned tuna and living in Paris, Milan, Brussels and Sydney, she ran her own consulting business for 15 years and now lives in Eastbourne where she can look out of her window and see the sea. When not writing and reading, Clare loves to paint with watercolours and grabs any available opportunity to travel - sometimes under the guise of research. Her website is at www.clareflynn.co.uk

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ISBN 13	9781916469235
ISBN 10	191646923X
Title	Prisoner from Penang
Author	Clare Flynn
Series	Penang
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cranbrook Press
Year published	2020-04-16
Number of pages	210
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