Sisters Under the Rising Sun: A Novel

In the midst of World War II, as the Japanese army advances, English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter on a ship leaving Singapore for safety. Australian nurse Sister Nesta James is also in the region, tending to Allied troops. As Singapore falls, both Norah and Nesta are aboard the merchant ship *Vyner Brooke*, which is bombed and sinks off the coast of Indonesia. After surviving a brutal 24 hours in the sea, they are captured on a remote island and taken to a notorious Japanese POW camp, places of starvation and brutality. Inspired by true events, the novel tells the story of Norah and Nesta who, as 'sisters in arms,' fight side by side for survival, with Norah using her musical talent to form a 'vocal orchestra' to bring a defiant source of joy, hope, and resilience to the internees.

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