The Code of Love: The True Story of Two Lovers Torn Apart by the War That Brought Them Together - Hardcover

Linklater, Andro; Hill, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385501153 ISBN 13: 9780385501156

Publisher: Doubleday, 2001

Synopsis

The dramatic story of real-life lovers brought together and separated by World War II describes the experiences of RAF officer Donald Hill and Pamela Kirrage, who were separated by Hill's capture and imprisonment in a Japanese POW camp, where he chronicled his experiences in a diary written in a complex, nearly unbreakable code. 25,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Andro Linklater is the author of four nonfiction books, including Wild People: Travels with Borneo's Headhunters. The son of the noted Scottish writer Eric Linklater, he lives in England.

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ng true tale of secrets, love, and war.

Pamela Kirrage, beautiful and impulsive, met and fell in love with the dashing RAF pilot Donald Hill just months before Hill was shipped off to the Far East to protect the British colonies against Japanese aggression. They exchanged rings the day before he left, a promise to marry as soon as he returned. Little did they know that five years would pass before they saw each other again.

The Code of Love tells the stirring tale of Donald's experiences in the front lines of the Pacific Theater and Pamela's war efforts back in England in a dramatic, deeply moving portrayal of the World War II era and its aftermath. On the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also moved into Hong Kong, where Donald had the misfortune to be part of a small group of officers in charge of a meager five planes. He spent the rest of the war in a POW camp, keeping a journal of the indignities he faced in complex, nearly unbreakable code. Meanwh

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385501153
• ISBN 13: 9780385501156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 289