Ghostwritten (30 page)

The following books provided helpful background during the course of my research:

Tjideng Reunion: A Memoir of World War II on Java
by Boudewijn van Oort; Trafford Publishing.

The Way of a Boy – A Memoir of Java
by Ernest Hillen; Penguin Books

Java Lost: A Child Imprisoned, Parts I and II
by Jannie Wilbrink; Friesen Press

The Hidden Passport
by Phyllis Pilgrim; Phyllis Pilgrim

The House at Ampasiet
by Paula Kogel; Matador

Eight Prison Camps: A Dutch Family in Japanese Java
by Dieuwke Wendelaar Bonga; Ohio University Press

Silenced Voices: Uncovering a Family’s Colonial History in Indonesia
by Inez Hollander; Ohio University Press

Stolen Childhoods: The Untold Story of the Children Interned by the Japanese in the Second World War
by Nicola Tyrer; Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Our Childhood in the Former Colonial Dutch East Indies
by Ralph Ockerse and Evelijn Blaney; Ralph Ockerse and Evelijn Blaney

The Forgotten Ones: Women and Children Under Nippon
by Shirley Fenton Huie; Angus and Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins

The Defining Years of the Dutch East Indies 1943–1949
Edited by Jan A. Krancher

The Internment of Western Civilians under the Japanese 1941–1945: A Patchwork of Internment
by Bernice Archer. Hong Kong University Press

Through a Harsh Dawn
by Hendrik L. Leffelaar; Frederick Muller Limited

My P.O.W. Story
by Jan Berg

Ghostwriting
by Andrew Crofts; A & C Black Publishers Limited

Memories of the Dutch East Indies: From Plantation Society to Prisoner of Japan
by Elizabeth von Kamden

Dark Skies Over Paradise
by Louise Priesman-Bogaardt, published by Traford.

I
SABEL
W
OLFF
was born in Warwickshire, England, and studied English at Cambridge. A former broadcaster and journalist, she is the author of nine bestselling novels, which are published in thirty languages. She has been a finalist for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award and for the American Libraries Association Reading List in the women’s fiction category. She lives in London with her family.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
GHOSTWRITTEN

“A deeply moving read–I loved it.”
Dinah Jefferies, author of The Separation

“Beautifully written, extraordinarily moving–a story that grips from start to finish.”
Lesley Downer, author of The Samurai’s Daughter

PRAISE FOR ISABEL WOLFF

“Delivers all the charm and romance readers have come to expect.”

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“Captivating, seductive. … This novel reflects how beauty exists in all facets of life, especially in people.”
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“Seductive, moving and wise. … A captivating story. … More than a novel, it is a recipe for happiness.”
Anne Fortier, bestselling author of Juliet

“Pure feel-good escapism. Perfect.”
Sophie Kinsella

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Ghostwritten
Copyright © Isabel Wolff 2014.

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