Sisters Under the Rising Sun

A Novel

De: Heather Morris

Narrado por: Laura Carmichael

This program is read by Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey. It also includes a dedication, author's note, and two afterwords, all read by the author, as well as two songs by the Sydney Women’s Vocal Orchestra with clips from both songs throughout the narration.

A phenomenal novel of resilience and survival from bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris.

In the midst of World War II, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may never see her child again.

Sister Nesta James, a Welsh Australian nurse, has enlisted to tend to Allied troops. But as Singapore falls to the Japanese she joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the Vyner Brooke merchant ship. Only two days later, they are bombarded from the air off the coast of Indonesia, and in a matter of hours, the Vyner Brooke lies broken on the seabed.

After surviving a brutal 24 hours in the sea, Nesta and Norah reach the beaches of a remote island, only to be captured by the Japanese and held in one of their notorious POW camps. The camps are places of starvation and brutality, where disease runs rampant. Sisters in arms, Norah and Nesta fight side by side every day, helping whoever they can, and discovering in themselves and each other extraordinary reserves of courage, resourcefulness and determination.

Sisters under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2023 Heather Morris (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Excellent story and a must read!

I loved the compelling characters in this novel, also that we do find closure with each of them.
I was not familiar with WW2 in this part of the world. I learned more interesting history.
Women in general have not been remembered or honored for their service in wars, and this book fortunately speaks to the issue. These women will not be forgotten.
Heather Morris is an excellent author; at the end of the book she speaks to the reader, along with other contributors connected with this story. It answered many questions I had.
The admiration and inspiration found here makes this an amazing novel about heroism, and none of them would agree that they were heroes.

Outstanding

It was an outstanding and moving story about amazing women/ nurses who went through hell and stood together to survive yet never forgot their calling. A true sisterhood.

The morale and fortitude of the women POWs.

Excellent historical recount of a very dark time as female POWs during WW 2 under Japanese occupation

Eye opening

Heather has yet done it again. Opening our eyes and hearts to see things that happened and yet aren’t known about.

One of the best historical fiction books I’ve ever read!

I am in tears listening to the last minutes of this book. Absolutely incredible.

As a mom, I worry that I’m doing “enough” to prepare my kids for this world. One thing that keeps coming back to me as I listened was the power of music. If I am giving my kids good words and good music and the ability to sing, those are things that can never be taken from them.

What an absolutely incredible story of survival and grace.