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The Oceans Between Us - by Gill Thompson (Paperback)

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  • Inspired by heartrending real events, a mother fights to find her son and a child battles for survival in this riveting debut novel.
  • About the Author: Gill Thompson is an English lecturer who completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University.
  • 432 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical

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London, 1941: A woman is found wandering and injured after an air raid. She remembers nothing of who she is; only that she has lost something 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 supposedly 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? Set in London and Australia, this novel is inspired by real events, and is a story of human spirit and enduring love.



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Inspired by heartrending real events, a mother fights to find her son and a child battles for survival in this riveting debut novel.

For readers of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, and Remember Me by Lesley Pearse.

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.



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This magnificent, moving novel, set in London and Australia, is testament to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.

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?


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"A warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit"--Kathryn Hughes, author of The Secret



About the Author



Gill Thompson is an English lecturer who completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University. Her novels THE OCEANS BETWEEN US and THE CHILD ON PLATFORM ONE were both digital bestsellers and have been highly acclaimed. She lives with her family in West Sussex and teaches English to college students.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Headline
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Gill Thompson
Language: English
Street Date: January 21, 2020
TCIN: 1007640635
UPC: 9781472257963
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-0913
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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