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The Distant Daughter

Yazan: Lorna Cook
Seslendiren: Alison Campbell
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‘Transporting and profoundly moving…this is a gripping, sweeping romance to break your heart.’ ―Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House

‘A total treat…I was transported by this beautiful tale of sisterhood, family drama, war, and love. The Distant Daughter is an unforgettable read.” ―Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath a Burning Sky

Singapore, 1941: Singapore City lights up with explosions as the first Japanese bombs rain down. Until now, the war has seemed a distant threat for Issey and her friends, drinking and dancing at Raffles. But with the Japanese invasion looming, Issey knows she must leave. Mysterious, handsome Alex Cartwright has sworn he will see her to safety.

Cornwall, 2025: Nursing a broken heart, Lamorna flees her life in Singapore, returning to Trelenna, her Cornish family home. With ambitious plans to save and finance the crumbling house, her sister Zennor needs Lamorna’s help.

When Zach, a local archivist, suggests telling the house’s story through the family archives, Lamorna discovers a battered leather diary written by Issey, a young woman living a glamorous life in 1940s Singapore.

Within its pages, she finds the gripping story of Issey’s desperate escape. Fascinated by the links with her own life, Lamorna longs to know: did Issey and Alex survive the horrors of the Japanese attack on Singapore? And can their story of enduring love, strength and sacrifice inspire Lamorna to embrace a new life—and new love—at Trelenna?

The Distant Daughter is an epic, heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling family story, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Karen Swan and Kate Morton.

© 2025 by Lorna Cook. ℗ 2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

 20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Singapur Samimi Savaş İyi Hissettiren Aşırı duygusal
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I was attracted to this book having lived in Singapore myself. It evoked well the era of the war years and the immensely strong feelings and fear of that period. Overall a good read despite the Cornwall part being a little predictable.

Worth reading

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Such an interesting story very well researched. Historically it must’ve been so awful to be in Singapore at that time and I loved the story from Cornwall to save the house.

Brilliant performance with great sensitivity to a wonderful story

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Could not get into this at all. I didn't believe any of the narratives, nor the characters. The dual setting of Singapore and Cornwall, with a dual timeline had so much potential, but it never really came alive. I found it weird that the diary was presented in third person and not first person - that really pulled me out of the story.  Had to abandon after a few chapters as life is too short to be reading books that are irritating. The narrator did not help. She sounded like a game show host each time she read out the chapter number - all that was missing was a drum roll.

DNF

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