![]() ![]() When she meets Edwin, a work colleague, she forms a strong connection with him as he also has a difficult past which is the reason he too has decided to come half way round the world to live in Burma. ![]() Kate is a strong female character who has come to Burma to escape her demons. This is a well researched historical novel set in Burma during World War 2 during the Japanese invasion. Cecily Blench is an excellent writer.' Netgalley reviewer 'Rich in emotion and description this book is just amazing. What a great writer Cecily Blench is.' Netgalley reviewer 'A real page turner from the very beginning. A soaring saga that will touch the reader and leave footprints on your heart.' Netgalley reviewer 'Well written with great detail. you really feel the emotions of the characters.' Netgalley reviewer 'The ending is delightful yet sad but at the same time life affirming. a magnificent, well-researched novel.' Netgalley reviewer' Written with compassion and thought. The characters are beautifully alive, the locations so craftily described that I felt like I was there. Readers are loving The Long Journey ' Wow. Don't miss Cecily's next novel, Secrets of Malta. Blench captures the wild and perilous journeys made by so many at the arrival of the war' Wilbur Smith The Long Journey Home is a Wilbur Smith adventure writing prize winner. With the fallout of war all around them, in a place far from home, will Kate and Edwin survive their journey and find the new beginning they both seek? 'A sweeping historical fiction masterpiece' My Weekly 'Evocative and atmospheric. ![]() As Kate continues on alone, she can't get this troubled young man out of her head. They begin a perilous journey to India but soon become separated. But war is coming and, when the Japanese forces invade, Kate and Edwin are forced to flee, along with thousands of others. As their bond grows, Kate begins to learn of the secrets in Edwin's past and the tragic events that brought them both to Burma. When she meets Edwin, a young teacher from London, she senses that he too is looking for a place to call home, and soon a friendship develops between them. For readers of Kate Furnivall and Dinah Jefferies.It's 1941 and Kate is living in Rangoon, Burma, a world away from her traditional English upbringing. A moving and powerful novel of love, secrets and redemption in a country torn apart by war. ![]()
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