The Forgotten Promise: A captivating gripping escapist WW2 Malaya historical fiction novel

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Paula Greenlees

The Forgotten Promise

A captivating gripping escapist WW2 Malaya historical fiction novel

Paula Greenlees

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English

Penguin (Cornerstone)
29 January 2023

Historical romance; Historical fiction

Malaya, 1920- Two girls make a promise in the shadows of the jungle. A promise that life won't let them easily keep.

Malaya, 1941- Ella is running her late father's tin mine in the Kledang hills, while Noor works as her cook.

When the war that felt so far away suddenly arrives on their doorstep, Ella is torn apart from her family. Her daughter Grace is left in Noor's care as Japanese soldiers seize the mine.

Ella is forced to make an impossible choice that takes her to England, thousands of miles from home. She is desperate to be reunited with her loved ones. But will the life she returns to be anything like the life she left behind?

By: Paula Greenlees
Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 534g
ISBN: 9781529158397
ISBN 10: 1529158397
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 29 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paula Greenlees has an undergraduate degree in English and European Thought and Literature, and a Masters Degree in Creative Writing. She spent three years living in Singapore surrounded by the history and culture that provided the inspiration for her first novel, Journey To Paradise.