{"product_id":"raluana-lane-paperback","title":"Raluana Lane - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Nightingale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1936 young teacher Eileen Brabin takes up a post with the Methodist Mission in Rabaul, Papua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Guinea. Eileen quickly feels at home in the islands, despite a volcano eruption and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunwanted attentions of an unsuitable young man. As time passes she grows close to widower Wilf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearce, the Mission business manager, but in 1941, a Japanese invasion threatens Rabaul. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralian government orders the evacuation of all women and children. Eileen, eight and a half\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emonths pregnant, must farewell her new husband Wilf and spend Christmas at sea. The suffering and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euncertainty brought by war will have lasting repercussions on the lives of all who leave Rabaul, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand all who remain behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, Raluana Lane includes never-before-seen letters from Wilf Pearce detailing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife in Rabaul just prior to the invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49357741949067,"sku":"9780975629215","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/VmIDeZ-df69780975629215.webp?v=1789293086","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/raluana-lane-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}