{"product_id":"sisters-in-captivity-by-colin-burgess-9781761109089","title":"Sisters in Captivity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS \u003ci\u003eVyner Brooke\u003c\/i\u003e in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring those perilous years surviving in squalid conditions, Sister Jeffrey kept a secret diary of day-to-day events which, after the war, was turned into a hugely successful book and radio serial: \u003ci\u003eWhite Coolies\u003c\/i\u003e. She would often write of the powerful sisterhood that evolved as the prisoners of war took strength from each other, even forming a vocal orchestra. \u003ci\u003eWhite Coolies\u003c\/i\u003e was a major inspiration for the 1997 film \u003ci\u003eParadise Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters in Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e builds on those diaries to not only re-live the years the nurses spent as POWs but also recounts the early life and influences that encouraged Betty Jeffrey into the field of nursing as a lifelong endeavour. A tireless advocate for returned nurses, she co-founded the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre with sole survivor of the Banka Island Massacre, fellow POW, and her longtime friend Vivian Bullwinkel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 32 pages of photos including personal mementos of Betty Jeffrey, courtesy of her family, and her drawings from the prison camps, this is a powerful account of women’s resilience amidst the devastating brutality of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48389718671605,"sku":"9781761109089","price":18.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8274\/2261\/files\/392043482815.jpg?v=1783594759","url":"https:\/\/nortrano.com\/products\/sisters-in-captivity-by-colin-burgess-9781761109089","provider":"nortrano","version":"1.0","type":"link"}