that unpleasant traits of character will be overlooked that well be. Is an unforgettable novel about impossible choices and unimaginable hardship, and the life-changing bonds formed between a young girl and her teacher in a remote corner of a terrible war. Thats because when we were born, despite the millions of other children in the. Elspeth Kent is a teacher at the missionary school where 10 year old Nancy.
Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers - to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially - to provide a sense of unity and safety.įaced with the relentless challenges of oppression, the school community must rely on their courage, faith and friendships as they pray for liberation - but worse is to come when they are sent to a distant internment camp where even greater uncertainty and danger await. There arent many WW2 historical fiction books out there that are set in China. But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school and the security and comforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and fear. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. But as she prepares to leave China, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth, and those in her charge.
Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war.Ĭhina, December 1941. Sets her unforgettable new novel in China during WWII, inspired by true events surrounding the JapanĮse Army's internment of teachers and children from a British-run missionary school. Gaynor's story of courage and strength will make you believe in the heroic spirit in each of us.
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