First published 2013
As WWII rages, a remote Australian POW camp holds hundreds of Japanese captives. When a riot breaks out, the fragile peace shatters. Guards open fire, and the prisoners fight back. In the chaos, a young Australian woman seeks her lost husband, a POW forced to watch the carnage. Trapped between warring sides, she must find a way to survive and reunite with her love before it's too late.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, military-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, trapped-together
Setting: Japan, Australia
Period: World War II
400 pages · Paperback · Sceptre
Content warnings: violence