The Distant Daughter When Lamorna returns to her crumbling Cornish family home with a wounded heart, she stumbles upon a hidden diary that transports her to 1940s Singapore—where her ancestor Issey navigates a glamorous pre-war life that's about to be shattered by Japanese bombs and impossible choices. As Lamorna reads Issey's gripping account of escape and the mysterious man sworn to protect her, she becomes consumed with uncovering whether they survived the unthinkable. Woven between two timelines, this is a sweeping story about how the courage and love of those who came before us can illuminate our own path forward—and show us that sometimes the greatest transformations happen when we stop running from life and start embracing it.

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Haunting melodies meet wartime nostalgia—think lush orchestral strings, jazzy 1940s glamour, and melancholic indie folk. Blend artists like Cigarettes After Sex, Clair de Lune, and The Lumineers. Ethereal yet heartbroken, searching yet shadowed.