Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms
Anita Heiss
Meticulously researched, and the result is Heiss's great achievement: the reader is transported in place and time.' - The Australian. A story about a love that transcends all boundaries, from one of Australia's best loved authors. 1944 over 1000 Japanese soldiers break out of the No.12 Prisoner of War compound on the fringes of Cowra. In the carnage, hundreds are killed, many are recaptured, and some take their own lives rather than suffer the humiliation of ongoing defeat. But one soldier, Hiroshi, manages to escape. At nearby Erambie Station, an Aboriginal mission, Banjo Williams, father of five and proud man of his community, discovers Hiroshi, distraught and on the run. Unlike most of the townsfolk who dislike and distrust the Japanese, the people of Erambie choose compassion and offer Hiroshi refuge. Mary, Banjo's daughter, is intrigued by the softly spoken stranger, and charged with his care. For the community, life at Erambie is one of restriction and exclusion - living under Acts of Protection and Assimilation, and always under the ruthless eye of the mission Manager. On top of wartime hardships, families live without basic rights. Love blossoms between Mary and Hiroshi, and they each dream of a future together. But how long can Hiroshi be hidden safely and their bond kept a secret?
ISBN: 9781925184853
Author: Heiss, Anita
Publication date: 01/08/2017
Format: Paperback
Dimension: 198mm X 130mm
ISBN: 9781925184853
Author: Heiss, Anita
Publication date: 01/08/2017
Format: Paperback
Dimension: 198mm X 130mm