On the edge of a small Australian town, far from the battlefields of the Second World War, a camp holds thousands of Japanese, Italian and Korean prisoners of war. The locals are unsure how to treat the 'enemy', though Alice Herman, whose young husband is himself a prisoner in Europe, becomes drawn to the Italian soldier sent to work on her father-in-law's farm. The camp commander and his deputy, each concealing a troubled private life, are disunited. And both fatally misread their Japanese captives, who burn with shame at being taken alive. The stage is set for a clash of cultures that has explosive, far-reaching consequences.
- ISBN:
- 9781444781274
- 9781444781274
- Category:
- Fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 12-02-2015
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 200.02x130.18x25.4mm
- Weight:
- 0.28kg
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