A Message for Nasty (Paperback)

Roderick Fry

ISBN 10: 1927249848 / ISBN 13: 9781927249840

Published by Awa Press, Wellington, 2022

About this Item

Paperback. Marie Broom and her husband Vincent enjoy a pleasant life on Hong Kong Island. Vincent is a New Zealander. Marie is Portuguese-Chinese. Married for ten years, the couple have four adored children - daughters aged 9, 8 and 5 and a baby son of 14 months. Vincent's job as a marine engineer often takes him overseas. It is December 8, 1941. In a few hours their lives will change forever.Marie wakes in the family's home to the sound of bombs falling. Within days, Japanese soldiers have invaded the island. Their building is surrounded. Most British residents are rapidly interned. Vincent is in Singapore. Soon he too is trapped as that island comes under attack. Marie, the children and the family's four live-in amahs must face the increasingly brutal Japanese occupation alone. This page-turning novel, based on a true story, tells of Marie's struggle to save her children from danger, disease and starvation and Vincent's incredible attempt to rescue them. Legendary figures appear, from New Yorker correspondent Emily Hahn to Lindsay Ride, founder of British Army Aid Group. But at its heart this is a story of the hard and heart-wrenching decisions that must be made in wartime. A page-turning novel, based on a true story, that tells of a mothers struggle to save her children from danger, disease and starvation and a fathers incredible attempt to rescue them. At its heart this is a story of the hard and heart-wrenching decisions that must be made in wartime. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Message for Nasty (Paperback)
• Publisher: Awa Press, Wellington
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1927249848
• ISBN 13: 9781927249840
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

A family divided by war, united by love and resilience.

Marie Broom and her husband Vincent enjoy a pleasant life on Hong Kong Island. It is December 8, 1941, and their lives are about to change forever. As bombs fall, Japanese soldiers invade, and Vincent is trapped overseas, Marie, the children, and their amahs must face the brutal occupation alone.

Based on a true story, this page-turning novel tells of Marie’s struggle to save her children from danger, disease, and starvation, and Vincent’s incredible attempt to rescue them. Will their love and determination be enough to reunite their family against all odds? Perfect for readers of historical fiction and stories of wartime resilience.

About the Author

Roderick Fry is a prize-winning New Zealand designer and essayist, who has worked in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. From 1999, he retraced the route taken by his maternal grandfather across China during the Second World War to rescue his family in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, beginning a project to write a historically accurate novel based on their incredible story. He lives in Paris and is founder and creative director of sustainable design company Moaroom.