A book that seems to have escaped mention on GWULO is "Darling's I've had a Ball" by Dorothy Jenner a female journalist who as an Australian war correspondent who found herself in Hong Kong in December 1941. Her arrival and subsequent internment is covered in a chapter of about 20 pages. Fairly lightweight, but another view of life at that time. ISBN 0 7254 0240 7 or ISBN 0 7534 0246 6 paperback.
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Yes, that's a new one to me -
Yes, that's a new one to me - though I see it's in Tony Banham's comprehensive book list. Thanks for introducing it,
Regards, David
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Darling, I've had a Ball
by Dorothy Gordon Jenner