The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko

Welcome
to The Book’s Delight and a stop on the Coffee Pot Book Tour for The Flame
Tree by Siobhan Daiko. This one sounds like a beautiful story and is going on my TRB list!

 

The Details:  

Book
Title: The Flame Tree

Series:
The Hong Kong Collection

Author:
Siobhan Daiko

Publication
Date: January 19 th , 2023

Publisher:
Asolando Books

Page
Length: 300

Genre:
Asian Historical Fiction

 

 

Blurb:  

In the
spring of 1939, dashing young William Burton and the beautiful Constance
Han set sail from London on the same ocean liner to Hong Kong.

Romance
blossoms while they enjoy games of deck quoits and spend sultry tropical
evenings dancing under the stars. Connie is intrigued by Will’s talent for
writing poetry, and she offers to give him Cantonese lessons to help him with
his new job— a cadet in the colonial service.

But once
in Hong Kong, Connie is constrained by filial duty towards her Eurasian
parents, and their wish for her to marry someone from her own background. She
can't forget Will however and arranges to meet him in secret under the
magnificent canopy of a flame of the forest tree—where she fulfils her promise
to teach him to speak Chinese.

Before
too long, trouble looms as Japanese forces gather on the border between Hong
Kong and mainland China. Will joins a commando group tasked with operating
behind enemy lines, and Connie becomes involved in the fight against local
fifth columnists.

When war breaks out, they find themselves drawn into a wider conflict
than their battle against prejudice. Can they survive and achieve a future
together? Or do forces beyond their control keep them forever apart?

 

Based on a little-known true story, The Flame Tree is a tale of
love and survival against all the odds.

 

PRAISE FOR SIOBHAN DAIKO

“Siobhan Daiko will tug at your heartstrings , and leave
you desperate for more…”

~ Ellie Yarde, The Coffee Pot Book Club.

“Daiko is an author you’ll want to add to your historical fiction
favourites .”

~ Netgalley Reviewer

   

Buy Links:  

Universal
Link: https://mybook.to/TFTHK  

Amazon
UK: https://amzn.to/3VWaWzI


Amazon
US: https://amzn.to/3VX4iJy


Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/3SrD6Qj

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3VWbUMm

 

 

Author Bio:

 

Siobhan Daiko is a British historical
fiction author. A lover of all things Italian, she lives in the Veneto region
of northern Italy with her husband, a Havanese dog and a rescued cat. Siobhan
was born of English parents in Hong Kong, attended boarding school in
Australia, and then moved to the UK—where she taught modern foreign languages
in a Welsh comprehensive school. She now spends her time writing page-turners
and enjoying her life near Venice.

Her novels are compelling, poignant,
and deeply moving, with strong characters and evocative settings, but always
with romance at their heart. You can find more about her books on her website
www.siobhandaiko.org

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Book
Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/siobhan-daiko

Amazon
Author Page: author.to/SiobhanDaiko

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7091256.Siobhan_Daiko