{"product_id":"9781399712576-the-storm-we-made","title":"The Storm We Made","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heartbreaking literary debut of WWII to delight fans of Anthony Doerr and Pachinko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDestined to become a modern-day classic, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Storm We Made\u003ci\u003e is a dazzling saga about the horrors of war and the power of familial love, for fans of \u003c\/i\u003ePachinko, All the Light We Cannot See\u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e Wandering Souls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING \u003ci\u003eTHE STORM WE MADE:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifficult to put down once started. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a book to be missed. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003eAn absolutely exceptional book that will never leave me.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer decision changed history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow her family must survive it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Malaya, 1930s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for 'independent' Malaya, free from British colonialism. As she becomes further embedded as his own personal spy, she unwittingly alters the fate of her country by welcoming in a punishing form of dictatorship under the Japanese in WWII.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese-occupied Malaya, 1945 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCecily and her family are barely surviving. Her children, Jujube, Abel and Jasmin, are surrounded by threat, and look to their mother to keep them safe. But she can't tell them about the part she played in the war - and she doesn't know how to protect them.\u003cbr\u003eCan Cecily face up to her past to save her children? Or is it already too late. ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI'll never forget this book\u003c\/b\u003e' Jessamine Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most powerful  debuts I've ever read. A storytelling star is born\u003c\/b\u003e'  Tracy Chevalier \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exceptionally brave, heart-breaking, beautiful, and moving. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA significant contribution to world's literature' \u003c\/b\u003eNguyen Phan Que Mai  \u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA gripping, exquisitely plotted novel. I could not put it down!\u003c\/b\u003e' Alice Winn, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A striking, moving exploration of good and evil, it is a novel that will stay with you.' \u003c\/b\u003eCecile Pin, author of \u003ci\u003eWandering Souls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40930405384289,"sku":"9781399712576","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_16966922_jpg.jpg?v=1714081044","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399712576-the-storm-we-made","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}