Wartime scars
Steel yourself for a tough tale with layers of sorrow
While the characters might be fictional, this story is based around true-life history, which makes it even more devastating. Set in Malaysia, it covers a period of history that tends to be overlooked and follows the fortunes of a family whose lives are scarred by conflict.
The story opens in 1945, in Japanese-occupied Malaya (as Malaysia was known). Teenage boys have begun to disappear