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OverviewA new edition of this bestselling Australian classic. After the Japanese invasion of Burma in late 1941,11-year-old Colin McPhedran was forced to flee his homeland on foot, across thesteep Patkoi Mountain Ranges, to safety in India. Over a three-month period,Colin, along with his mother, elder brother and sister and thousands of otherswho died, battled the annual monsoon rains, starvation, disease and exhaustion,in an attempt to cover the 500-kilometre journey across the border. Thisautobiography recalls McPhedran's pre-war childhood as part of a largeAnglo-Burmese family, the Japanese invasion and his extraordinary trek tofreedom. He spent four years in India, a short time in Britain and then spentthe rest of his life living in Bowral, in New South Wales. This new editionseeks to answer key questions asked by those readers who wrote in theirhundreds to Colin, who passed away in 2010 asking 'what happened afterwards?'It also reveals new information about the man who found and rescued Colin whenhe was at death's door on the jungle refugee trail to India. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin McphedranPublisher: NewSouth Publishing Imprint: NewSouth Publishing ISBN: 9781742235387ISBN 10: 1742235387 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 April 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationColin McPhedran survived the WW11 invasion of Burma as a young boy. He spent four years in India, a short time in Britain and then migrated to Australia, where he raised a family and lived peacefully in Bowral, New South Wales until his death in 2010. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |