The Oceans Between Us
On sale
21st March 2019
Price: £14.99
Inspired by heartrending true wartime events, a mother fights to find her son sent to an orphanage and a child battles for survival in this riveting novel.
‘I was totally absorbed in this book… based on a true life event of which I had no knowledge’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A powerful story with great emotional content’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A must-read novel’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
A woman is found wandering injured in London after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is. Only that she has lost something very precious.
As the little boy waits in the orphanage, he hopes his mother will return. But then he finds himself on board a ship bound for Australia, the promise of a golden life ahead, and wonders: how will she find him in a land across the oceans?
In Perth, a lonely wife takes in the orphaned child. But then she discovers the secret of his past. Should she keep quiet? Or tell the truth and risk losing the boy who has become her life?
This magnificent, moving novel, set in London and Australia, is testament to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.
Readers worldwide have fallen in love with The Oceans Between Us…
‘A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit’ Kathryn Hughes
‘A heartrending story’ Jane Corry
‘A mother’s loss and a son’s courage… A heartrending story that spans the world’ Diney Costeloe
‘I was totally absorbed in this book… based on a true life event of which I had no knowledge’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A powerful story with great emotional content’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A must-read novel’
READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
A woman is found wandering injured in London after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is. Only that she has lost something very precious.
As the little boy waits in the orphanage, he hopes his mother will return. But then he finds himself on board a ship bound for Australia, the promise of a golden life ahead, and wonders: how will she find him in a land across the oceans?
In Perth, a lonely wife takes in the orphaned child. But then she discovers the secret of his past. Should she keep quiet? Or tell the truth and risk losing the boy who has become her life?
This magnificent, moving novel, set in London and Australia, is testament to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.
Readers worldwide have fallen in love with The Oceans Between Us…
‘A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit’ Kathryn Hughes
‘A heartrending story’ Jane Corry
‘A mother’s loss and a son’s courage… A heartrending story that spans the world’ Diney Costeloe
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