Book guide
The Storm We Made
A mother’s secret wartime betrayal comes due when her family is torn apart.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalWar storyHistoricalFamily sagaLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryFamily sagaLiteraryIntergenerational traumaLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Storm We Made
In Japanese-occupied Malaya in 1945, Cecily Alcantara’s son has disappeared, her daughters are in danger and she knows her past choices helped bring disaster to their door. A decade earlier, she was drawn into espionage by a Japanese general, and now she must face the cost of those secrets.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- rape
- violence
- colonisation
- sexual assault
- death
- child abuse
- sexual violence
- child death
- racism
- torture
- kidnapping
- trafficking
- alcoholism
- slavery
- sexual content
