01560nam a22001937b 4500 3228 20250514123726.0 250514b sa ||||| |||| 00| 1 eng d 9781472257956 pbk RDA OCLC E EF THOM Thompson, Gill 193565 The oceans between us Gill Thompson London; Headline Review; 2019. 424 pages 24 cm 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 warm-hearted tale of love, loss and indefatigable human spirit' Kathryn Hughes 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. ddc BOOK 174 Sanet Schoeman 174 Sanet Schoeman 776257 776256 0 0 ddc 0 0 F STANRL THISL FIC 2025-05-14 0 EF THOM 3322803189991 2025-05-14 2025-05-14 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 F MIDDL THUBL FIC 2026-06-03 0 EF THOM 33228016792879 2026-06-03 2026-06-03 BOOK