{"product_id":"9780733648168","title":"The Last Reunion","description":"Author: Kayte Nunn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733648168\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jun 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriendships will be tested when five women come together at a New Year's Eve party after decades apart, in this thrilling story based on a brave group of WWII servicewomen, by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurma, 1945\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy\u003c\/b\u003e: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford, 1976\u003c\/b\u003e. A woman steals several rare Japanese netsuke from a museum. Despite the offer of a considerable reward, these tiny, exquisitely detailed carvings are never seen again.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon and Galway, 1999\u003c\/b\u003e. On the eve of the new millennium, \u003cb\u003eOlivia\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant to an art dealer, and \u003cb\u003eBeatrix\u003c\/b\u003e, an elderly widow who wishes to sell her late husband's collection of Japanese art, travel to a party deep in the Irish countryside, where secrets kept for more than fifty years are spilled.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the heroic women who served in the 'forgotten war' in Burma, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a heartbreaking love story and mystery by the international bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Botanist's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is very good commercial historical fiction, well-crafted and well-informed. It pulls no punches about wartime violence, and Kayte Nunn has some thoughtful points to make about the nature and endurance of women's friendships' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Absolutely magnificent. Includes all of my favourite things: art, female friendship and courageous women discovering their true heart and soul against a backdrop of war' \u003cb\u003eNATASHA LESTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Evocative writing from the horrors of war and the deep life scars derived from it, melded with real tenderness, a cleverly worked and beguiling plot and memorable characters, render this book as quite simply, a superlative read - and the twist in the tale, perfect' \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bantick, \u003ci\u003eWeekly Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Several things are true about Kayte Nunn's novels: you will laugh, you will cry, you will learn something, and you'll be reluctant to leave her characters behind. This is all especially true of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e, an uplifting story about the power of love, memory and determination that moves between World War II and the recent past' \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE GREEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I couldn't put it down. Fascinating. I love the empowerment that these ladies gain' \u003cb\u003eFIONA PALMER\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465986691230,"sku":"ADS-9780733648168","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733648168.jpg?v=1770010944","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733648168","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}