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In a loving tribute to her mother's courage and resilience, the author describes her family's internment in a Japanese concentration camp on Java during World War II and her mother's unflagging determination in the face of hardship and deprivation to save her family. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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The Flamboya Tree
“The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasure—a memoir so powerful and
vivid that it draws the past into the present and
makes us all history’s creatures.”
—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
“Sometimes the history of war hides its best stories, its fine,
quiet stories. The Flamboya Tree is such a story, with some kinship to Nicholas Gage’s Eleni, and, in the same extraordinary way,
is about the triumph of love and compassion and decency.”
—Alan Furst, author of Kingdom of Shadows
“Surefooted and bighearted, Kelly’s narrative offers testimony to
the sustaining power of dignity and courage in the face of
impossible circumstance.”
—Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun
“As Clara Kelly honors her mother’s memory, we are reminded that
not all the heroes of World War II faced the bullets of the battlefield.”
—James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers
“The Flamboya Tree is like a bright jewel found in the dust of
fading history. I was bowled over by this book.”
—Carolyn See, author of The Handyman
“Simply told, deeply felt, Kelly’s The Flamboya Tree shows us
that adversity can transform our lives into courageous,
life-affirming works of art.”
—Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks
From the Hardcover edition.
L'autore:
The Flamboya Tree
“The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasure—a memoir so powerful and
vivid that it draws the past into the present and
makes us all history’s creatures.”
—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
“Sometimes the history of war hides its best stories, its fine,
quiet stories. The Flamboya Tree is such a story, with some kinship to Nicholas Gage’s Eleni, and, in the same extraordinary way,
is about the triumph of love and compassion and decency.”
—Alan Furst, author of Kingdom of Shadows
“Surefooted and bighearted, Kelly’s narrative offers testimony to
the sustaining power of dignity and courage in the face of
impossible circumstance.”
—Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun
“As Clara Kelly honors her mother’s memory, we are reminded that
not all the heroes of World War II faced the bullets of the battlefield.”
—James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers
“The Flamboya Tree is like a bright jewel found in the dust of
fading history. I was bowled over by this book.”
—Carolyn See, author of The Handyman
“Simply told, deeply felt, Kelly’s The Flamboya Tree shows us
that adversity can transform our lives into courageous,
life-affirming works of art.”
—Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks
From the Hardcover edition.
Clara Olink Kelly lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her husband. When she is not painting or creating other artwork, she loves nothing better than to spend time with her children and grandchildren. The Flamboya Tree is her first book.
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- EditoreRandom House Publishing Group
- Data di pubblicazione2003
- ISBN 10 0812966856
- ISBN 13 9780812966855
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine240
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