Biographie de Ann Bennett
Ann Bennett was born in Pury End, a small village in Northamptonshire, UK. She read Law at Cambridge and qualified as a solicitor. She started to write in earnest during a career break to have children. Her first book, Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest was inspired by her father's experience as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma Railway. Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife has previously been published both as Bamboo Island and The Planter's Wife.
It is the second book in a Southeast Asian WW2 collection which includes Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest, Bamboo Road: The Homecoming, A Daughter's Promise, The Tea Planter's Club and The Amulet. All books are standalone stories, and they may be read in any order. Ann has also written The Lake Pavilion, set in British India in the 1930s, The Lake Palace, set in India during the Burma Campaign of WW2, The Lake Pagoda, and The Lake Villa, both set in Indochina during WW2.
Ann's other books, The Runaway Sisters, bestselling The Orphan House, The Child Without a Home, and The Forgotten Children are published by Bookouture.