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ISBN: 0812966856

ISBN13: 9780812966855

The Flamboya Tree: Memories of a Mother's Wartime Courage

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Item: The Flamboya Tree: Memories of a Mother&#39;s Wartime Courage
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by Clara Kelly and Clara Olink Kelly

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"Why didn't you try to escape?" That was all she said. I had imagined my grandmother telling us how lovely it was to see us at last. I saw again in my mind's eye the barbed wire fences and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812966856

ISBN13:9780812966855

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:Random House Publishing Group

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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Asia Australia Australia & Oceania Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic & National Europe Historical History Holocaust Indonesia Japanese Memoirs Military Netherlands New Zealand Prisoners of War Specific Groups Women World War II

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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago

I love, love, love this book! It's an incredible story of a mother who lost nearly everything in the war except the one thing she fought desperately for: her children. She gave birth to an infant right before being forced into the Japanese internment nightmare, and amazingly, he survived, too. I hope I can be half as amazing for my own kids as this mother was for hers.

Excellent!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago

I loved this book. It tells a story of courage, bravery, and family. It vividly captures an aspect of WWII that (sadly) is unknown by most people. My grandmother was also a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp in Indonesia and gave birth to my dad while in the camp. They are both gone now and this book helped fill in so many of the details of their story. Thank you Clara Kelly for telling your story, and telling it well.

Great reading

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

...It's awesome! I am so thankful to Ms. Kelly for sharing her experience. My Grandmother was also a prisoner of the Japanese in Indonesia during WWII. She had 2 babies (my dad, 6 months, & uncle, 1.5 years). I have heard 'pieces' of my Grandmothers story, but she has never been able to speak of it all. Now I know why. This book is truely a favorite of mine and always will be. Thank you Ms. Kelly. God Bless.

Very touching

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

The Flamboya Tree, by Clara Olink Kelly, was very touching.This is a part of history that people should know about. We know about Japan invading Pearl Harbor,and other places, but what we don't know is the people who became effected by the war. Clara tells this story so well, she makes you feel like you are there seeing all the tragic events yourself.This is one book that I would highly recommend to everyone, I think we can learn a great deal from it and have a better understanding of war itself.