*gifted book for review
Today I'm on the blog tour for the rather fabulous The Oceans Between Us by Gill Thompson.
Inspired by heartrending real events, a mother fights to find her son and a child battles for survival in this riveting debut novel.
For readers of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, and Remember Me by Lesley Pearse.
A woman is found wandering injured in London after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is. Only that she has lost something very precious.
As the little boy waits in the orphanage, he hopes his mother will return. But then he finds himself on board a ship bound for Australia, the promise of a golden life ahead, and wonders: how will she find him in a land across the oceans?
In Perth, a lonely wife takes in the orphaned child. But then she discovers the secret of his past. Should she keep quiet? Or tell the truth and risk losing the boy who has become her life?
For readers of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, and Remember Me by Lesley Pearse.
A woman is found wandering injured in London after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is. Only that she has lost something very precious.
As the little boy waits in the orphanage, he hopes his mother will return. But then he finds himself on board a ship bound for Australia, the promise of a golden life ahead, and wonders: how will she find him in a land across the oceans?
In Perth, a lonely wife takes in the orphaned child. But then she discovers the secret of his past. Should she keep quiet? Or tell the truth and risk losing the boy who has become her life?
My thoughts?
I absolutely loved this easy reading story which is based upon things which happened in real life.
During the Blitz there's a bomb blast and a woman is left injured and displaced. She's lost her memory and spends many years in hospital. She's got a strong sense that she's lost something important to her. It takes her a long time to remember what it is.
When his mum can't be traced Jack is placed in an Orphanage. Jack has a very strong sense that his mum is alive and she'll come for him when she can. At the end of WWII orphans are being given the chance of a better life in Australia and Jack finds himself being shipped out. On arrival, they find the promises are all so very different than what the reality is.
A woman, Kathleen, who is unable to have children of her own comes across Jack through her husband's job and she finds she's drawn to him. The Sullivans give Jack a good life but he always feels there's something missing.
Meanwhile, back in London Molly has remembered what she's lost. She spends years searching and has lots of set-backs but never stops looking...
An absolute triumph of a book which I absolutely adored. Highly recommend.
Huge thanks for the Blog Tour support Sandra x
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