<b>Burma, 1945</b>. <b>Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy</b>: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own. <br/><br/><b>Oxford, 1976</b>. A woman slips into a museum and steals several rare Japanese netsuke, including the famed fox-girl. Despite the offer of a considerable reward, these tiny, exquisitely detailed carvings are never seen again.<br/><br/><b>London and Galway, 1999</b>. On the eve of the new millennium, <b>Olivia</b>, assistant to an art dealer, meets <b>Beatrix</b>, an elderly widow who wishes to sell her late husband's collection of Japanese art. Olivia travels with Beatrix to a New Year's Eve party, deep in the Irish countryside, where friendships will be tested as secrets kept for more than fifty years are spilled.<br/><br/>Inspired by the heroic women who served in the 'forgotten war' in Burma, <b><i>The Last Reunion</i></b><i> </i>is a heartbreaking love story and mystery by the international bestselling author of <b><i>The Botanist's Daughter </i></b>and <b><i>The Silk House</i></b>. <br/><br/>'I couldn't put it down. Fascinating. I love the empowerment that these ladies gain' <b>FIONA PALMER</b><br/>'Absolutely magnificent. Includes all of my favourite things: art, female friendship and courageous women discovering their true heart and soul against a backdrop of war' <b>NATASHA LESTER</b><br/>'Evocative writing from the horrors of war and the deep life scars derived from it, melded with real tenderness, a cleverly worked and beguiling plot and memorable characters, render this book as quite simply, a superlative read - and the twist in the tale, perfect' <b>Christopher Bantick, <i>Weekly Times</i></b><br/>'Several things are true about Kayte Nunn's novels: you will laugh, you will cry, you will learn something, and you'll be reluctant to leave her characters behind. This is all especially true of <i>The Last Reunion</i>, an uplifting story about the power of love, memory and determination that moves between World War II and the recent past.' <b>SOPHIE GREEN</b>