{"product_id":"when-we-were-young-brave-a-novel-isbn-9780063034839","title":"When We Were Young \u0026 Brave: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gaynor's story of courage and\u003cbr\u003estrength will make you believe in the heroic spirit in each of us.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lisa Wingate, #1\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Came Home\u003c\/em\u003e sets her unforgettable new novel in China during\u003cbr\u003eWWII, inspired by true events surrounding the Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eese Army’s internment of\u003cbr\u003eteachers and children from a British-run missionary school.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them for war. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina,\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1941. Having left an unhappy\u003cbr\u003elife in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth\u003cbr\u003eKent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. But as she prepares\u003cbr\u003eto leave China, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth,\u003cbr\u003eand those in her charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Nancy Plummer has\u003cbr\u003ealways felt safe at Chefoo School,\u003cbr\u003eprotected by her British status. But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese\u003cbr\u003eforces take control of the school and the\u003cbr\u003esecurity and\u003cbr\u003ecomforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and\u003cbr\u003efear. Now the enemy, and separated from their parents, the children look to their teachers – to Miss\u003cbr\u003eKent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially – to provide a sense of unity and\u003cbr\u003esafety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced\u003cbr\u003ewith the relentless challenges of oppression, the school community must rely on their courage, faith and\u003cbr\u003efriendships as they pray for liberation – but worse is to come when they are\u003cbr\u003esent to a distant internment camp where even greater uncertainty and danger\u003cbr\u003eawait . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true\u003cbr\u003eevents, \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Young and Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable novel about impossible choices and\u003cbr\u003eunimaginable hardship, and the life-changing bonds formed between a young girl\u003cbr\u003eand her teacher in a remote corner of a terrible war.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A compelling story of innocents caught up in the machine of global conflict, so wonderfully written and soul-stirring. Gaynor beautifully explores the heart’s brave struggle to make sense of the upside-down world that is war. Well done!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Meissner, bestselling author of The Last Year of the War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Young and Brave\u003c\/em\u003e, Hazel Gaynor gifts readers with an extraordinary and unique story of war—one unlike any we have read before...With skill, warmth, and delicate grace, Gaynor peels back the layers of research and fact to reveal the tender heart behind this fascinating piece of history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynda Cohen Loigman, USA Today bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Young \u0026amp; Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning novel of resilience and hope as a Girl Scout troop must brave the hardships of life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Set amidst the captivating, colorful backdrop of China, Gaynor enchants with her masterful storytelling...not to be missed!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeather Webb, USA Today bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Hazel Gaynor again breathes fresh life into a lost piece of history...While the students and teachers are tested to the limits by the hardship and privations of war, this is ultimately a story of friendship and profound bravery. \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Young \u0026amp; Brave \u003c\/em\u003eis transporting, important, and tremendously moving.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatti Callahan Henry, New York Times best-selling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I couldn't put \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Young \u0026amp; Brave\u003c\/em\u003e down. This wonderful story about the Chefoo's School's courageous educators and tenacious students can teach us all something about the power of hope and perseverance in the face of crisis and uncertainty.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElise Hooper, acclaimed author of Fast Girls and The Other Alcott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With her latest, Gaynor unveils a fresh perspective in World War II historical fiction, one that profoundly reveals the power of resilience and community in troubled times. Deeply moving and unforgettable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiona Davis, national bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In her newest novel, Hazel Gaynor brings the reader all the way to Japanese-occupied China...A story of courage, friendship, and humanity in the bleakest of circumstances, Gaynor takes a slice of true history and brings it to vivid life. I loved these characters and rooted for them all the way.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hazel Gaynor’s novels are so well researched and so rich in detail that one cannot help but be swept away to a time and place far removed from our own and live the drama through characters so beautifully realized that one walks amongst them. An absolute treat for any reader...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Nugent, Irish Times #1 bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Important. Heartrending. Hopeful...I was moved to tears...as Gaynor paid witness to the extraordinary bravery and resilience of the teachers and children of Chefoo School…Hazel Gaynor is an author who never fails to shine a bright light onto our historical pasts, making real-life events and characters dance on the page.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmel Harrington, Irish Times bestselling author of A Thousand Roads Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Told with a keen eye toward history, but also with compassion and humanity, this is a tale as vast as China itself, and as personal as the workings of an individual soul. 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