Front of the book shows a photographic image of two children posing for the camera in a garden. The title is printed in red across the top, the author's name is printed in white across the bottom of the image and bellow that the subtitle is printed in black in a handwritten style. The spine of the book is white with the title printed in red and the author in black print.non-fictionThis is a story about the occupation of Rabaul, New Guinea, by the Japanese in World War II, written by the daughter of an Australian who died there. This is a moving and intriguing account of a time and place that still resonates for many Australians, and of tragic wartime events whose effects still reverberate in many families. - Trovespensley family, montevideo maru (ship), papua new guinea, war crimes, missing in action, world war ii, ww2, rabaul