Sisters under the morning sun

A phenomenal novel about female resilience and zest for life from the bestselling author of The Auschwitz Tattooer, Zilka's Journey, and The Sisters' Promise, Heather Morris.

At the height of World War II, English musician Norah Chambers sends her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship from Singapore in a desperate attempt to save her from the Japanese army advancing from the Pacific.

Australian nurse Nesta James sets out to help the victims after the Japanese bombardment of the merchant ship Weiner Brook, where she meets a frightened Nora. After spending a terrible day at sea after the sinking of the ship, the survivors reach the island of Banka and find themselves in a camp for prisoners of war.

In camps crowded with women and children, without drinking water and food, there is no chance of survival, and for three years, Nora and Nest, along with dozens of women and children, fight side by side for freedom.