{"product_id":"the-last-reunion-isbn-9780733648168","title":"The Last Reunion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriendships will be tested when five women come together at a New Year's Eve party after decades apart, in this thrilling story based on a brave group of WWII servicewomen, by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurma, 1945\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eBea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy\u003c\/b\u003e: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford, 1976\u003c\/b\u003e. A woman steals several rare Japanese netsuke from a museum. Despite the offer of a considerable reward, these tiny, exquisitely detailed carvings are never seen again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon and Galway, 1999\u003c\/b\u003e. On the eve of the new millennium, \u003cb\u003eOlivia\u003c\/b\u003e, assistant to an art dealer, and \u003cb\u003eBeatrix\u003c\/b\u003e, an elderly widow who wishes to sell her late husband's collection of Japanese art, travel to a party deep in the Irish countryside, where secrets kept for more than fifty years are spilled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the heroic women who served in the 'forgotten war' in Burma, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a heartbreaking love story and mystery by the international bestselling author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Botanist's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silk House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is very good commercial historical fiction, well-crafted and well-informed. It pulls no punches about wartime violence, and Kayte Nunn has some thoughtful points to make about the nature and endurance of women's friendships' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely magnificent. Includes all of my favourite things: art, female friendship and courageous women discovering their true heart and soul against a backdrop of war' \u003cb\u003eNATASHA LESTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evocative writing from the horrors of war and the deep life scars derived from it, melded with real tenderness, a cleverly worked and beguiling plot and memorable characters, render this book as quite simply, a superlative read - and the twist in the tale, perfect' \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bantick, \u003ci\u003eWeekly Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Several things are true about Kayte Nunn's novels: you will laugh, you will cry, you will learn something, and you'll be reluctant to leave her characters behind. This is all especially true of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Reunion\u003c\/i\u003e, an uplifting story about the power of love, memory and determination that moves between World War II and the recent past' \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE GREEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I couldn't put it down. Fascinating. I love the empowerment that these ladies gain' \u003cb\u003eFIONA PALMER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892069036261,"sku":"NP9780733648168","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_43f0b0ce-a21b-4165-ab40-04a42b8c9316.jpg?v=1773106382","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-last-reunion-isbn-9780733648168","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}