But when Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school and the security and comforts Nancy and her friends are used to are replaced by privation, uncertainty and fear. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. But as she prepares to leave China, a terrible twist of fate determines a different path for Elspeth, and those in her charge. Having left an unhappy life in England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China, Elspeth Kent is now anxious to return home to help the war effort. Their motto was to be prepared, but nothing could prepare them them for war.Ĭhina, December 1941. The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home sets her unforgettable new novel in China during WWII, inspired by true events surrounding the Japan ese Army’s internment of teachers and children from a British-run missionary school. “Gaynor’s story of courage and strength will make you believe in the heroic spirit in each of us.” -Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours

Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants abord the Titanic, and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants.Gaynor, Hazel.

When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime about the Titanic, the revelation gives Grace new direction - and leads her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Seamus, the sweetheart she left behind.Ĭhicago, 1982. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. Hazel Gaynor is an exciting new voice in historical fiction' KATE KERRIGAN Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo 'A beautifully imagined novel rich in historical detail.

The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor