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'...Christianity and war collide in an Australian context. With engaging candor the novel explores changing values in our society since the Second World War. The narrative focuses on two Easters, that of 1941 when Australian troops entered Tobruk in North Africa, and another fifty years later. The main character; Rob, finds himself caught in an improbable time-warp, breathing colour into events and characters too often rendered with historical dispassion.' (Back cover.)
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Dedication: To Arthur Newton. (1910-2006) Soldier and Friend.
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Epigraph: At many midnights over the years I had to leave Private Smith and his patrol in danger...and yet as often as not I went on with him through the night. - David Dexter, "Preface", The New Guinea Offensives.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2006 highly commended IP Picks Award — Best Fiction
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Tobruk,
cLibya,cNorth Africa, Africa,
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cAustralia,c
- 1941
- 1991
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