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Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris
5.0
This was a tough and emotional read following nurses caught up in the fighting in Singapore during World War Two.
I listened to the audiobook as well as physically read the book and I think that added to the reading experience as music performed by the nurses in the book are brought to life and for me music was central to the women's survival.
As prisoners of the Japanese this book follows the nurses as they find themselves in dangerous and precarious situations which they cannot control. Norah Chambers an English musician finds her talent reaches to create a voice choir of the women captured and the women used their voices to create the instruments needed for the classical pieces they performed. It was magical to hear what she wrote and shows how uplifting music can be.
I found the everyday situation for the women harrowing and their fight to survive in such a hot and punishing environment very upsetting and I was in awe of their survival and core belief of taking action to help those others in need, especially the children in the camp. They put others safety in front of their own all during a time when they did not know what had happened to their own loved ones.
This is a story of survival, friendship and love and I appreciated the dedications at the end of the book. It brought life the photos of those we followed and gave the reader an insight into their lives after the end of the war. I cried during parts of this book but overall this is a book of resilience and love for fellow humans in the face of great hardship and suffering and I thought it showed the often hidden part of history where women made an impact and mattered.
Incredible !
I listened to the audiobook as well as physically read the book and I think that added to the reading experience as music performed by the nurses in the book are brought to life and for me music was central to the women's survival.
As prisoners of the Japanese this book follows the nurses as they find themselves in dangerous and precarious situations which they cannot control. Norah Chambers an English musician finds her talent reaches to create a voice choir of the women captured and the women used their voices to create the instruments needed for the classical pieces they performed. It was magical to hear what she wrote and shows how uplifting music can be.
I found the everyday situation for the women harrowing and their fight to survive in such a hot and punishing environment very upsetting and I was in awe of their survival and core belief of taking action to help those others in need, especially the children in the camp. They put others safety in front of their own all during a time when they did not know what had happened to their own loved ones.
This is a story of survival, friendship and love and I appreciated the dedications at the end of the book. It brought life the photos of those we followed and gave the reader an insight into their lives after the end of the war. I cried during parts of this book but overall this is a book of resilience and love for fellow humans in the face of great hardship and suffering and I thought it showed the often hidden part of history where women made an impact and mattered.
Incredible !