Reviews
Advance praise for The Flamboya Tree "The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasure-a memoir so powerful and vivid that it draws the past into the present and makes us all history's creatures." -Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire "Sometimes the history of war hides its best stories, its fine, quiet stories. The Flamboya Tree is such a story, with some kinship to Nicholas Gage's Eleni, and, in the same extraordinary way, is about the triumph of love and compassion and decency." -Alan Furst, author of Kingdom of Shadows "Surefooted and bighearted, Kelly's narrative offers testimony to the sustaining power of dignity and courage in the face of impossible circumstance." -Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun "As Clara Kelly honors her mother's memory, we are reminded that not all the heroes of World War II faced the bullets of the battlefield." -James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "The Flamboya Tree is like a bright jewel found in the dust of fading history. I was bowled over by this book." -Carolyn See, author of The Handyman "Simply told, deeply felt, Kelly's The Flamboya Tree shows us that adversity can transform our lives into courageous, life-affirming works of art." -Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise for The Flamboya Tree "The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasurea memoir so powerful and vivid that it draws the past into the present and makes us all history's creatures." Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire "Sometimes the history of war hides its best stories, its fine, quiet stories. The Flamboya Tree is such a story, with some kinship to Nicholas Gage's Eleni, and, in the same extraordinary way, is about the triumph of love and compassion and decency." Alan Furst, author of Kingdom of Shadows "Surefooted and bighearted, Kelly's narrative offers testimony to the sustaining power of dignity and courage in the face of impossible circumstance." Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun "As Clara Kelly honors her mother's memory, we are reminded that not all the heroes of World War II faced the bullets of the battlefield." James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "The Flamboya Tree is like a bright jewel found in the dust of fading history. I was bowled over by this book." Carolyn See, author of The Handyman "Simply told, deeply felt, Kelly's The Flamboya Tree shows us that adversity can transform our lives into courageous, life-affirming works of art." Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise for The Flamboya Tree "The Flamboya Tree is that rare treasure--a memoir so powerful and vivid that it draws the past into the present and makes us all history's creatures." --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire "Sometimes the history of war hides its best stories, its fine, quiet stories. The Flamboya Tree is such a story, with some kinship to Nicholas Gage's Eleni, and, in the same extraordinary way, is about the triumph of love and compassion and decency." --Alan Furst, author of Kingdom of Shadows "Surefooted and bighearted, Kelly's narrative offers testimony to the sustaining power of dignity and courage in the face of impossible circumstance." --Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun "As Clara Kelly honors her mother's memory, we are reminded that not all the heroes of World War II faced the bullets of the battlefield." --James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "The Flamboya Tree is like a bright jewel found in the dust of fading history. I was bowled over by this book." --Carolyn See, author of The Handyman "Simply told, deeply felt, Kelly's The Flamboya Tree shows us that adversity can transform our lives into courageous, life-affirming works of art." --Gwyn Hyman Rubio, author of Icy Sparks From the Hardcover edition.
