{"product_id":"9780957630529","title":"Black Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Imperial Japan’s power crumbles, a tropical island paradise ignites in revolution…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Exquisitely written…an exciting, brutal slice of world history…'\u003c\/strong\u003e — BookLife by \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Prize in Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The pace zips along…'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e — Army Rumour Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An ambitious, unconventional, compelling saga of men at war, captivity, forced prostitution, murder, political dirty tricks and mob terror in Japanese-occupied and revolutionary Indonesia. Rory Marron's \u003cem\u003eBlack Sun, Red Moon: A Novel of Java\u003c\/em\u003e gives us an almost tangible glimpse of the chaos that was Java in 1945-46. His writing, infused with imaginative speculation, is sweeping, poignant, passionate and unflinching.’ (Publisher’s Catalogue.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapan'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 surprise. In a chaotic, mistrustful peace Lord Mountbatten orders the Japanese to defend the white colonial order. Recent foes have no choice but to become allies—of a kind. In greatest peril are 80,000 European women and children interned by the Japanese. These defenceless civilians, abandoned and half-starved, some of them former sex slaves, become hostages to the future of a free Indonesia. As their former jailors become their guardians, protecting them from hostile mobs, hatreds and prejudices are hastily re-examined. British, Gurkha and Indian troops, veterans of the long Burma campaign arrive in Java expecting a warm welcome from grateful civilians and easy duties. Very soon their orders are rewritten, their mission and motives questioned, as they face determined, frequently suicidal opposition….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive fates hang in the balance: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate van Dam is struggling to survive the squalor and deprivation of an internment camp. Faced with a sick mother, little food and medicines she accepts the dubious offer of 'hostess work' at Japanese officers' club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapan's surrender saves Lt Kenichi Ota from a suicidal last stand. But to save the woman he loves he will have to draw his sword once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlander 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 life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLamban longs for independence for Indonesia. A chance encounter with an activist plunges him into a teeming, dangerous world of secret societies, plots and the whirlwind of revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar Correspondent Meg Graham is expecting to cover Japan's defeat. Instead she is pitched into a ruthless struggle for an empire unrestrained by rules of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seventh Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034196459760,"sku":"9780957630529","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780957630529_p0.jpg?v=1763872996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780957630529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}