Product Description
The Forgotten Promise
Author: Paula Greenlees
Format: Paperback
A captivating gripping escapist WW2 Malaya historical fiction novel
Malaya, 1920: Two girls make a promise in the shadows of the jungle. A promise that life won't let them easily keep.
Malaya, 1941: Ella is running her late father's tin mine in the Kledang hills, while Noor works as her cook.
When the war that felt so far away suddenly arrives on their doorstep, Ella is torn apart from her family. Her daughter Grace is left in Noor's care as Japanese soldiers seize the mine.
Ella is forced to make an impossible choice that takes her to England, thousands of miles from home. She is desperate to be reunited with her loved ones. But will the life she returns to be anything like the life she left behind?
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Praise for Paula Greenlees:
'This atmospheric tale celebrates loyalty and courage' People's Friend
'Paula's novel transports the reader to a long-forgotten and fascinating time...' — Louise Fein
'Guaranteed to transport you to exotic climes and engross you in the story of its troubled heroine' — Liz Trenow
'A beautiful, immersive tale that will keep you turning the pages until the end' — Jenny Ashcroft
About the Author
Paula Greenlees has an undergraduate degree in English and European Thought and Literature, and a Masters Degree in Creative Writing. She spent three years living in Singapore surrounded by the history and culture that provided the inspiration for her first novel, Journey To Paradise.
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