{"product_id":"9781399712613","title":"The Storm We Made","description":"Author: Vanessa Chan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399712613\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?'A storytelling star is born'? \u003cb\u003eTRACY CHEVALIER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e?'A novel that will stay with you'? \u003cb\u003eCECILE PIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e?'Devastating, beautiful and extraordinary'? \u003cb\u003eJESSICA GEORGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e?'Magnificent . . . I implore you to read it'? \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e?'I'll never forget this book'? \u003cb\u003eJESSAMINE CHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMalaysia, 1945. As WW2 rages, will a mother's choice affect her children forever?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritish Malaya, 1930s\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for 'independent' Malaya, free from British colonialism. As she becomes further embedded as his own personal spy, she unwittingly alters the fate of her country by welcoming in a punishing form of dictatorship under the Japanese in WWII.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese-occupied Malaya, 1945\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCecily and her family are barely surviving. Her children, Jujube, Abel and Jasmin, are surrounded by threat, and look to their mother to keep them safe. But she can't tell them about the part she played in the war - and she doesn't know how to protect them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Cecily face up to her past to save her children? Or is it already too late?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING \u003ci\u003eTHE STORM WE MADE:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaking read\u003c\/b\u003e that I cannot get out of my head or my heart' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003enot a book to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolutely exceptional\u003c\/b\u003e book that will never leave me'?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Vanessa Chan has given us a \u003cb\u003emasterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGripping, vivid and moving\u003c\/b\u003e' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edeeply emotional\u003c\/b\u003e read, at times painfully so' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Shows a \u003cb\u003edifferent side to the conflict and emotions of WWII\u003c\/b\u003e. Beautifully written' ?????\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA powerful and moving debut\u003c\/b\u003e' ?????","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449891279006,"sku":"ADS-9781399712613","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399712613.jpg?v=1769573023","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399712613","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}