Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java
Language: English
Published by Seventh Citadel, 2013
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Japan's defeat loomsKate dreams of rescueHer lover prepares his last stand'Exquisitely writtenan exciting and exactingly brutal slice of history' -- BookLife by Publishers Weekly Prize in FictionKate van Dam is struggling to survive the squalor and deprivation of an internment campFaced with a sick mother, little food and medicines she accepts the dubious offer of 'hostess work' at Japanese officers' club'An ambitious, unconventional, compelling saga of men at war, captivity, forced prostitution, murder, political dirty tricks and mob terror in Japanese-occupied and revolutionary IndonesiaRory Marron's Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java gives us an almost tangible glimpse of the chaos that was Java in 1945-46His writing, infused with imaginative speculation, is sweeping, poignant, passionate and unflinching' (Publisher's Catalogue)Japan's sudden surrender ends the Second World War but triggers the Indonesian declaration of independence from the Netherlands, catching the returning Dutch and 'Southeast Asia's peacekeepers', Britain, by surpriseIn a chaotic, mistrustful peace Lord Mountbatten orders the Japanese to defend the white colonial orderRecent foes have no choice but to become allies--of a kindIn greatest peril are 80,000 European women and children interned by the JapaneseThese defenceless civilians, abandoned and half-starved, some of them former sex slaves, become hostages to the future of a free IndonesiaAs their former jailors become their guardians, protecting them from hostile mobs, hatreds and prejudices are hastily re-examinedBritish, Gurkha and Indian troops, veterans of the long Burma campaign arrive in Java expecting a warm welcome from grateful civilians and easy dutiesVery soon their orders are rewritten, their mission and motives questioned, as they face determined, frequently suicidal oppositionJapan's surrender saves Lt Kenichi Ota from a suicidal last standBut to save the woman he loves he will have to draw his sword once againHighlander Alun MacDonald has had his fill of the British Army but finds himself facing a new, unpredictable foe and having to trust his former enemies with his lifeLamban longs for independence for IndonesiaA chance encounter with an activist plunges him into a teeming, dangerous world of secret societies, plots and the whirlwind of revolutionWar Correspondent Meg Graham is expecting to cover Japan's defeatInstead she is pitched into a ruthless struggle for an empire unrestrained by rules of war.…
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- Title
- Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java
- Author
- Rory Marron
- Publisher
- Seventh Citadel
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0957630522
- ISBN 13
- 9780957630529
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: Black Sun, Red Moon
“Your enemy’s enemy is your friend. But for how long….”
A war story with a twist. Based on astonishing true events!
"Exquisitely written…an exciting and exactingly brutal slice of history."— BookLife
“…[it made me] feel like I was living through it, every uncertain, funny or white-knuckled minute.” — Amazon review.
August 1945: News of Japan’s surrender has Mac’s platoon itching to sail home. Suddenly and without explanation they are rushed to the island of Java. Disappointed, the war-weary soldiers console themselves with dreams of tropical weather, fresh food and appreciative locals. Instead they find themselves targets in a new, unreported war. Outnumbered and out-gunned they need help — help only the defeated but still-proud Japanese can provide. To survive both sides must set aside bitter hatreds and stand as allies against a wave of revolutionary terror.
Kenichi Ota had steeled himself for a last, suicidal stand. Saved by his emperor’s capitulation, he will risk his life once more to keep a promise….
For Kate, one of thousands of former prisoners of the Japanese, a fragile, romantic secret threatens her future….
“Black Sun, Red Moon gives us an almost tangible glimpse of the chaos that was Java in 1945-46. It is an ambitious, compelling saga of men at war, captivity, forced prostitution, murder, political dirty tricks and mob terror. Marron's writing — based on painstaking research — is sweeping, poignant, passionate and unflinching.” — Publisher’s Catalog
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