{"product_id":"the-distant-daughter-9781662528989","title":"The Distant Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Transporting and profoundly moving...this is a gripping, sweeping romance to break your heart.' ―Amanda Geard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A total treat...I was transported by this beautiful tale of sisterhood, family drama, war, and love. \u003ci\u003eThe Distant Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable read.\" ―Jenny Ashcroft, author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Burning Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSingapore, 1941: \u003c\/b\u003e Singapore City lights up with explosions as the first Japanese bombs rain down. Until now, the war has seemed a distant threat for Issey and her friends, drinking and dancing at Raffles. But with the Japanese invasion looming, Issey knows she must leave. Mysterious, handsome Alex Cartwright has sworn he will see her to safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornwall, 2025: \u003c\/b\u003e Nursing a broken heart, Lamorna flees her life in Singapore, returning to Trelenna, her Cornish family home. With ambitious plans to save and finance the crumbling house, her sister Zennor needs Lamorna's help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Zach, a local archivist, suggests telling the house's story through the family archives, Lamorna discovers a battered leather diary written by Issey, a young woman living a glamorous life in 1940s Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin its pages, she finds the gripping story of Issey's desperate escape. Fascinated by the links with her own life, Lamorna longs to know: did Issey and Alex survive the horrors of the Japanese attack on Singapore? And can their story of enduring love, strength and sacrifice inspire Lamorna to embrace a new life--and new love--at Trelenna?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Distant Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic, heart-wrenching, uplifting and utterly enthralling family story, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Karen Swan and Kate Morton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCook, Lorna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLorna Cook is the author of bestselling historical novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e--which was nominated for the Romantic Novelists' Association Best Historical Novel Award--and the Kindle number-one bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c\/i\u003e, which was her debut novel, sitting in the Kindle Top 100 for four months. It has sold over 150,000 copies and won the Romantic Novelists' Association Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the RNA Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorna also writes contemporary love stories under the name Elle Cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep up with all her news at: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.lornacookauthor.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.facebook.com\/LornaCookWriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.instagram.com\/lornacookauthor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTikTok: LornaCookAuthor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623927447826,"sku":"9781662528989","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5167ca26-9d30-430c-9bc4-0525540d553e.jpg?v=1758649049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-distant-daughter-9781662528989","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}