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'The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy is 16 and left school to spend a year droving, just like her grandfather Clancy of the Overflow was famed for. Now Nancy's family has sent her to Malaya to bring home her sister-in-law Moira and baby Gavin. Moira is British and married to Nancy's brother Ben, who is now a soldier. Malaya is under threat from the Japanese, but despite the warnings Moira has resisted leaving as she wants to stay near her husband.
'When Malaya is invaded, Nancy, Moira and Gavin are fortunate to get out before Singapore falls. When their ship is bombed they end up stranded on an island where they, and some other colonial women, are captured. There begins the nightmare and horror of internment in a Japanese camp. Back home at Gibber's Creek families are doing their bit for the war. They worry constantly about their men who are fighting - and now those who are missing after Singapore falls.
'Written by one of Australia's most respected and admired authors, To Love a Sunburnt Country is powerful, compelling and confronting and a book that pulls no punches. Filled with emotional truth and heartfelt agony, this book is truly unforgettable.' (Publication summary)
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- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] To Love a Sunburnt Country
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 31 Jaunary 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of To Love a Sunburnt Country 2014 single work children's fiction -
War and Sentiment
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of To Love a Sunburnt Country 2014 single work children's fiction -
Author Jackie Back to Where Her Story Began
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 December 2014; (p. 45)
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War and Sentiment
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of To Love a Sunburnt Country 2014 single work children's fiction -
[Review] To Love a Sunburnt Country
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 31 Jaunary 2015; (p. 26)
— Review of To Love a Sunburnt Country 2014 single work children's fiction -
Author Jackie Back to Where Her Story Began
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 December 2014; (p. 45)
- Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- 1942