Englishwoman survives Japanese captivity in WWII Malaya, returns to repay villagers, and pursues romance while revitalizing an Australian town.
Englishwoman survives Japanese captivity in WWII Malaya, returns to repay villagers, and pursues romance while revitalizing an Australian town.
"Jean Paget has survived World War II as a prisoner of the Japanese on Malaya. After the war she comes into an inheritance that enables her to return to Malaya to repay the villagers who helped her to survive. But her return visit changes her life again, when she discovers that an Australian soldier she thought had died has survived. She goes to Australia in search of him and of the town he described to her. Jean sets out to apply the same determination that helped her to survive the war, to tur...
will contain mild spoilers
Central romance between protagonists with focus on relationship development
War violence including torture, physical abuse, and child deaths during captivity