A review by chippyreads
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 
I wasn't expecting this book to make me cry so much!!

Gordon and Cherry's story is such an important part of Australia's history and highlights how racist we we're (still are) towards non white people. The White Australia Policy is arguably still in place and anyone reading this book will draw parallels to how Australia treats asylum seekers. 

This book doesn't shy away from the horrors of war and what it does to a country. I felt honoured to be able to read about Cherry's experience in Hiroshima and how that effected her post war. 

Beautifully written in a way that I wasn't able to out it down.

Anyone looking for a powerful historical/romance  should check this one out. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins AU for a eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.


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