By: Jackie French
Location: FICX FRE
Genre: Historical Fiction-Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Renai review on Goodreads
This is the story of Ossie, who enlists as a soldier at the age of 16 to fight for Australia during WWII and 13 year old Kat who does her bit by helping Mrs Plm look after the dogs that soldiers leave behind. Kat gives Ossie's dog, Lucky a home with her aunt and Uncle and forms a beautiful bond with him. We hear Ossie's perspective as he becomes a POW in Japan and witnesses the atomic bombing of Nagaski and the aftermath. We hear Kat's perspective as she works hard to assist Mrs Plum and recruits help from far and wide, all the time writing to Ossie. Kat and Ossie are able to connect via Lucky through shared visions and emotions. I was initially a bit skeptical of this element but it enhanced the storytelling. This book gives an insight into the plight of POWs at the hands of cruel captors as well as the respect and kindness given to them by Japanese civilians. It shows the extremes that war causes, but never loses sight of the basic goodness of people
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