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'Having survived years of brutality inflicted by sadist Japanese guards, David Barrington had every right to believe that peace would see him reunited with his young wife and their baby daughter, whom he had evacuated to Australia from Singapore a few weeks before Pearl Harbour.

'But Fate has other ideas; consequently, late in 1956, we meet a very embittered Barrington serving with Sheik Al Rasbu's private army in Trucial Oman.

'What made this once happy planter sell everything he possessed and become a soldier of fortune? Why does he drink to excess and challenge others' faith in women? What thoughts torment a mind when hope is a meaningless word, and dark suspicions become part of every hour?' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

form y White Moonlight 1960-1969 Z1426526 1960-1969 series - publisher radio play

Notes

Dedication : Includes the author's lengthy dedication to dog-lovers, which was inspired by the recent death of his pet Kelpie Bambi.
Also made into a radio serial.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: H. John Edwards

North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: H. John Edwards , 1957 .

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Extent: 288p.
Reprinted: 1957
Publisher: Leisure Productions

Sydney, New South Wales,: Leisure Productions , y ca. 1957-1959 .

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Extent: 288p.

Note/s:

Red-Back edition.
Publisher: Harcourt Press

London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Sydney, New South Wales,: Harcourt Press , 1969 .

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Extent: 288p.
Publisher: Arkon Paperbacks

Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1984 .

Extent: 288p.
ISBN: 0207148155

Series: Arkon Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1972 series - publisher Abstract Arkon is a paperback reprint imprint of the Australian publisher Angus and Robertson. The series was launched in 1972 to be merchandised in connection with T. V. series and involved the cartoonist Patrick Cook.