Blogs in February 2024

The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu 17th February 2024

A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Himalayas to the steamy heat of battle in the Burmese jungle. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Victoria Hislop and Rosie Thomas. Hampshire, UK,...

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The Tea Planter’s Club 2nd August 2020

From award-winning author Ann Bennett, comes a heart-breaking story of love and loss set in World War 2 Burma. In 1980, Edith Mayhew, proprietor of the Tea Planter’s Club in Calcutta, is preparing to sell up after years of...

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A Daughter’s Promise 30th September 2019

From award-winning author, Ann Bennett comes a captivating story of love and loss during WW2. A daughter’s promise to her dying father uncovers wartime secrets that cast dark shadows over three generations… In 2015, 90-year old Grace Summers receives...

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The Foundling’s Daughter 26th January 2019

In 1934, Anna Foster, the young wife of a British Army Officer, privately harbouring pain and remorse, sets sail from Bombay on a fateful journey home, a letter from a charismatic stranger – orphanage superintendent, Reverend Ezra Burroughs –...

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Bamboo Road (Bamboo Trilogy 3) 28th June 2017

Thailand 1942: Sirinya and her family are members of the Thai underground, who risk their lives to resist the World War Two Japanese occupation and to and help British prisoners of war building the Thai-Burma railway. The events of...

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