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The Lotus House

Echoes of Empire: A Collection of Standalone Novels Set in the Far East During WWII)

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The Lotus House

By: Ann Bennett
Narrated by: Susie Hackel
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A gripping, emotional drama of love and courage set in the Philippines during WW2.

1960: Nancy Drayton, an American nurse living on Lake Sebu, is visited by a stranger who hands her some faded letters, given to her by a dying man. Reading them transports Nancy back to the terror of the war years.

1941: When Nancy’s world is blown apart by the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, she volunteers to travel to the Philippines to serve at the front. She soon finds herself working in a field hospital on the Bataan Peninsula in the thick of the fighting, experiencing the horrors of war first hand.

When tending to some wounded men, she meets Captain Robert Lambert, and they become close. But the Japanese are closing in on Bataan, and when the US surrenders, they are driven apart.

As Robert struggles to survive the horrors of the Bataan Death March and the brutality of captivity in a prison camp, Nancy too finds herself a captive, fighting for her life. Will they survive to find one another again or will the forces of war keep them apart?

If you enjoy compelling historical fiction, you’ll love this sweeping story of love and war. Perfect for fans of Kristen Hannah, Dinah Jeffries and Victoria Hislop.

©2024 Ann Bennett (P)2024 Ann Bennett
20th Century Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Women's Fiction War Survival

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Eye opening but too much blood and cruelty . Lovely characters in the nurses and American sailors .Well read and I enjoyed the American accent once ‘tuned in’

Beautifully read but a bit gory

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