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In 1943, when Sophistication and Leo Waterhouse wedded in Australia, they were part of a generation ready to sacrifice themselves to win the war, while being positive they would survive. Sixty years on, as Sophistication recounts what happened to her doomed hero, she can say what she suspected then: that for many men, bravery is its end. The story she explains to is one of great love, lost innocence, a charismatic but unpredictable Irish commander, dashing undercover missions against japan in Singapore, and - in her eyes - reckless, foolhardy exploits. As fresh details continue to emerge, Sophistication is compelled to keep revising her picture of what happened to Leo and his fellow commandoes - until she learns about the ultimate part in the jigsaw, and an ultimate betrayal. As absorbing as it is thought-provoking, this timely novel poses unsettling questions in what drives men to battle and heroic deeds, and movingly conveys the life-long influence on those who survive them.
