This series delves into the heart-wrenching narratives of survival and humanity amidst the chaos of war. It follows characters thrust into extreme circumstances, forcing them to confront loss, fear, and uncertainty. These are powerful tales of resilience, the search for hope, and finding inner strength during the darkest hours. The series explores the fragility of life and the indomitable will to endure.
A novel of war, of starvation and survival, of internment camps and death marches, which blends honesty with a vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. It is rooted in the author's own experience of war in our time. The novel won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize.
The sequel to "Empire of the Sun", this story follows the travels of Jim, as he leaves Shanghai after the war and tries to settle firstly in England and then Canada. Shattered by personal tragedy, he throws himself into the maelstrom of the 1960s, searching for peace of mind