Daughter of war / Siobhan Daiko.

Daiko, Siobhan, author

London : Boldwood Books, 2024.

1 volume ; 24 cm

Hong Kong 1941 & the streets are filled with Japanese soldiers. Two young people are brought together then separated by terrible cruelty. 15-year-old Kate lives a rarefied life of wealth & privilege in the pre-war Hong Kong expatriate community, but when the Japanese invade she's interned in squalid Stanley Camp with her parents. Enduring cramped conditions, humiliation, disease, & starvation, Kate befriends 17-year-old Charles, who is half Chinese, & they give their hearts to each other under the orchid tree. Meanwhile, 40 miles away in Portuguese Macau, 13-year-old Sofia's suspicions are aroused when her father invites a Japanese family to dinner, an event which leads to a breach between Sofia & her half-brother, Leo. In December 1948, adult Kate returns to Hong Kong, determined to put the past behind her. Sofia dreams of leaving Macau & starting a new life, & she won't let anyone, not even Leo, stop her.

9781836331315 (hbk)

823.92

PR6104.A3

English

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