FireshadowWhen Vinnie's sister is killed, he runs away from the accusing eyes of his father to the isolation of the bush. There, he must answer a question . . . was it his fault? In 1943, German soldier Erich is captured and interned in an Australian prisoner-of-war camp. Despite everything he's grown up believing, Erich must now learn to coexist with his sworn enemy and, in doing so, he begins to question his father's beliefs. Amid the rain-soaked forests of South Western Australia, these two young men's lives collide, changing them both as they struggle to escape their painful memories of fireshadow. Some battles are imposed on us, some fought within. 'A moving story.' West Australian 'Engrossing and affecting.' Viewpoint |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 15 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Section 4 | 33 |
Section 5 | 41 |
Section 6 | 51 |
Section 7 | 67 |
Section 8 | 77 |
Section 16 | 161 |
Section 17 | 173 |
Section 18 | 179 |
Section 19 | 185 |
Section 20 | 188 |
Section 21 | 194 |
Section 22 | 199 |
Section 23 | 281 |
Section 9 | 89 |
Section 10 | 109 |
Section 11 | 124 |
Section 12 | 131 |
Section 13 | 145 |
Section 14 | 152 |
Section 15 | 156 |
Section 24 | 290 |
Section 25 | 301 |
Section 26 | 310 |
Section 27 | 319 |
Section 28 | 336 |
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