A review by andshe_reads
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris
5.0
This was a harrowing story about two women, alongside many others who were captured and held as prisoners by the Japanese through the war. Torn away from their families, friends, and colleagues, expected to survive in squalor.
Despite the rancid conditions the women were kept in, they maintained compassion, love, generosity, and above all else, hope. They became resilient and lifted others even when they barely had the energy to get through the day. I took away from the story that even when the going gets tough, we should still get up and show up and give life our all.
Considering it was horrific reading about the circumstances these people went through, the book was absolutely beautiful, albeit heartbreaking all at the same time. Heather Morris has done an amazing job at putting the true facts into this story. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.
Despite the rancid conditions the women were kept in, they maintained compassion, love, generosity, and above all else, hope. They became resilient and lifted others even when they barely had the energy to get through the day. I took away from the story that even when the going gets tough, we should still get up and show up and give life our all.
Considering it was horrific reading about the circumstances these people went through, the book was absolutely beautiful, albeit heartbreaking all at the same time. Heather Morris has done an amazing job at putting the true facts into this story. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.