 |
| Welcome to my Blog! Wander through worlds real and fictional, meet interesting people, visit exciting places and find good books to enjoy along the way! |
.jpeg)
 |
| About the Book |
Book Title: The Lotus House
Series: Echoes of Empire
Author: Ann Bennett
Publication Date: 9th October 2024
Publisher: Andaman Press
Pages: 337
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Romance / Historical Asian Fiction
Any Triggers: description of battle scenes and harrowing scenes of treatment of US prisoners by Japanese soldiers. One love scene, but not explicit. No swearing.
A gripping, emotional drama of love and courage set in the Philippines during WW2.
1960: Nancy Drayton, an American nurse living on Lake Sebu, is visited by a stranger who hands her some faded letters, given to her by a dying man. Reading them transports Nancy back to the terror of the war years.
1941: When Nancy’s world is blown apart by the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, she volunteers to travel to the Philippines to serve at the front. She soon finds herself working in a field hospital on the Bataan Peninsula in the thick of the fighting, experiencing the horrors of war first hand.
When tending to some wounded men, she meets Captain Robert Lambert, and they become close. But the Japanese are closing in on Bataan, and when the US surrenders, they are driven apart.
As Robert struggles to survive the horrors of the Bataan Death March and the brutality of captivity in a prison camp, Nancy too finds herself a captive, fighting for her life. Will they survive to find one another again or will the forces of war keep them apart?
If you enjoy compelling historical fiction, you’ll love this sweeping story of love and war.
Perfect for fans of Kristen Hannah, Dinah Jeffries and Victoria Hislop.
Praise for Ann Bennett:
‘What an amazing read!!! I didn't expect this to be a roller coaster of emotions, suspense, and mystery but it was everything!!… The characters were amazing, the story will keep you wanting more and more until the end.’
~ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘So captivating, I was on edge while flipping through the pages as fast as I could… Truly heartwarming… Emotional, heartbreaking … I loved this… A must read… Amazing.’
~ Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Buy Links:
Universal Buy Link:
This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.
Author Bio:
Ann Bennett is a British author of historical fiction. Her first book, Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest, was inspired by researching her father's experience as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma Railway and by her own journey to uncover his story. It won the Asian Books Blog prize for fiction published in Asia in 2015, and was shortlisted for the best fiction title in the Singapore Book Awards 2016.
That initial inspiration led her to write more books about WWII in Southeast Asia – Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife, A Daughter's Promise, Bamboo Road: The Homecoming, The Tea Planter's Club, The Amulet, and The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu. Along with The Lotus House, published in October 2024, they make up the Echoes of Empire Collection.
Ann is also the author of The Oriental Lake Collection - The Lake Pavilion and The Lake Palace, both set in British India during the 1930s and WWII, and The Lake Pagoda and The Lake Villa, set in French Indochina during the same period. A Rose in the Blitz – the first in the Sisters of War series and set in London during WWII, was published in March 2024.
The Lake Pagoda won a bronze medal for historical fiction in Asia in the Coffee Pot Book Club, Book of the Year awards 2022. The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu won a silver medal for dual-timeline historical fiction, and A Rose in the Blitz won bronze in the historical romance category in the Coffee Pot Book Club, Book of the Year awards 2024.
The Runaway Sisters, USA Today bestselling The Orphan House, The Child Without a Home and The Forgotten Children are set in Europe during the same era and are published by Bookouture. Her latest book, The Stolen Sisters, published on 29th November 2024 is the follow-up to The Orphan List (published by Bookouture in August 2024) and is set in Poland and Germany during WWII.
A former lawyer, Ann is married with three grown up sons and a granddaughter and lives in Surrey, UK. For more details, please visit www.annbennettauthor.com.
Author Links:
Website:
Twitter:
Facebook:
LinkedIn:
Instagram:
Book Bub:
Amazon Author Page:
Goodreads:
Follow the tour:
Bsky: @cathiedunn.bsky.social
Twitter Handles: @annbennett71 @cathiedunn
Instagram Handles: @annbennettauthor @thecoffeepotbookclub
Hashtags: #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance
#AsianHistoricalFiction #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
Tour Schedule Page:
(note: Helen might not have read the featured title yet)
*** ***
scroll down to leave a comment
thank you!
*
Follow Helen On:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helen.hollick
Bluesky: @HelenHollick - http://helenhollick.bsky.social/
(and I'm on Twitter @HelenHollick but for marketing only)
*
 |
| Ghost Encounters: The Lingering Spirits of North Devon e-book available for pre-order on Amazon paperback coming soon |
*
You might also like
books written by Helen Hollick
Website: https://helenhollick.net/
Amazon Author Page: https://viewauthor.at/HelenHollick
*
 |
The Jan Christopher Cosy Mysteries set in the 1970s |
*
The SEA WITCH VOYAGES
nautical adventures set during the Golden Age of Piracy
*
THE SAXON SERIES
| The story of the events that led to The Battle of Hastings in 1066 Harold the King (UK edition) I Am The Chosen King (US edition) AND 1066 Turned Upside Down an anthology of 'What If'' tales |
*
KING ARTHUR
The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy
The Boy Who became a Man:
Who became a King:
Who became a Legend...
PLUS MORE!
anthologies (which include award-winning authors)
and non-fiction
Find More Information:
Amazon Author Page: https://viewauthor.at/HelenHollick
or website: www.helenhollick.net
*
(plus a short newsletter)
https://thoughtsfromadevonshirefarmhouse.blogspot.com/
(subscription reminder available)
(subscription reminder available)
*
Thank you so much for hosting Ann Bennett today, with her wonderful new novel, The Lotus House.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Cathie xx
The Coffee Pot Book Club