The Flamboya Tree
Memories of a Family's War Time Courage
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2007
Summary
A shocking and moving war memoir told from the perspective of a young child interned in a brutally violent Japanese war camp during World War Two. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas meets Rabbit-Proof Fence in this startling and unique autobiography of a childhood spent in captivity.
“Why didn’t you try to escape?” That was all she said. I had imagined my grandmother telling us how lovely it was to see us at last. I saw again in my mind’s eye the barbed wire fences and t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099445531 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099445530 |
| Author: | Clara Olink Kelly |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating
The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasure - a memoir so powerful and vivid that it draws the past into the present and makes us all history’s creatures. * Amanda Foreman, winner of the Whitbread Award for Biography *
A moving, immediate account of a relatively unknown wartime drama - unforgettable * Booklist *
A wrenching memoir - these stories clearly demonstrate that terrible atrocities are committed - justified even - in the name of war * Seattle Times *
Kelly’s survival and her book is, in effect, the most moving tribute to her remarkable mother, whose courage and indomitable spirit kept the family alive * Daily Mail *
Fascinating * People Magazine *
About The Author
Clara Olink Kelly
Clara Olink Kelly now lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband. She spends much of her time with her children and grandchildren. The Flamboya Tree is her first book.
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