Under the Golden Sun

A Novel

By: Jenny Ashcroft

Narrated by: Olivia Dowd

A "remarkable novel of family and love during a time of war,"* Jenny Ashcroft's Under the Golden Sun follows a soul-searching young woman who takes a leap of faith and discovers a place to call home and someone to share her heart.

England, 1941. The world is at war. London is under siege as the German blitz pounds the city without warning, without mercy. Rose Hamilton did her part as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force until she was unfairly discharged following a tragic loss. Working as a secretary on a Devon farmland, Rose is out of harm’s way, but she needs to contribute to something greater than herself to truly recover.

Answering a newspaper advertisement for a companion to accompany an orphaned child to Australia, Rose becomes enchanted with four-year-old Walter Lucknow. Shy, imaginative, and kind, the boy lost his parents and has been living in near seclusion with his elder great aunt. As heir to a wealthy Australian cattle station, Walter must return to his homeland and his mother’s family.

Leaving her own family—and fiancé—Rose braves the long, dangerous voyage across Pacific waters where war is imminent to see Walter safely home. But upon arrival, Rose learns the truth about Walter’s relationship to the Lucknows and the land he’s supposed to inherit, a truth that haunts the boy’s Uncle Max, a wounded pilot scarred inside and out. And as Max opens his heart up to Walter, Rose is drawn to the man’s strength and compassion, finding herself torn between returning to England and staying with the child and man she’s grown to love.

*New York Times bestselling author Karen White

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

Wonderful Engaging Read

Enjoyed this book, the narrator did a wonderful job with the different accents. Emotional journey with characters you invest in.

This was a new author for me and I liked story very much!

Her writing style is interesting and suspenseful. The characters were well developed. Rosie's fiance was very overbearing and pushy. Little Walter was such a sweetheart! I'm glad I found this great story. Now I'll see what else MS Ashcroft has written.