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Heavy as a Mountain
- Narrated by: James Saunders
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
When a young Japanese fighter pilot is shot down and captured in the 1942 Darwin bombing, he knows in his heart he should be dead. Duty is heavy as a mountain, death as light as a feather. That’s the Military Code and it means fight to the death, never surrender or you’ll bring a bitter shame on yourself and family.
He conceals his true name to protect his family. Suicide is a possibility, but he’s drawn away from his military indoctrination by experiences with ordinary Australians, drawn towards living out his own individuality.
But the young bride he left behind had vowed she would kill herself if he died. He could write to tell her he lives, but would that reveal his cowardice, shame his family?
And must he sacrifice his individuality to join the growing number of Japanese prisoners in their ferocious plans for a murderous and suicidal breakout?
A tale of the Australian WWII experience, seen through the eyes of this deeply troubled man.
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- Luke
- 13-03-20
Couldn't stop listening.
As a History Graduate who did a dissertation on Japan in the second world war I can say that this historical fiction is fantastic, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's accuracy on the Japanese WW2 soldiers mindset is spot on from my own research. A great book and a great story that will draw you in, definitely recommend.
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