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This book was made into a 1997 movie Paradise Road, starring Glenn Close. I believe I had first bought the book after seeing the movie. I have just now gotten around to reading it.
Helen, her two sisters, and their father departed on a ship from Tarakan (Borneo) for Australia, because the Japanese had invaded Borneo in 1942, and the rumors were that the Japanese were imprisoning all non-Asians. Their ship was bombed by Japanese pilots, and they were forced to jump into the life boats, before the ...more
Helen, her two sisters, and their father departed on a ship from Tarakan (Borneo) for Australia, because the Japanese had invaded Borneo in 1942, and the rumors were that the Japanese were imprisoning all non-Asians. Their ship was bombed by Japanese pilots, and they were forced to jump into the life boats, before the ...more
It was somewhat boring at first describing her life before the war, but other than that I was sucked into the horror and hope of the women whom refused to give up on life.
