The Ship of Brides
by Jojo Moyes | 
Gods of War
by John Toland | 
Battle Cry
by Leon Uris | 
The Emperor's General
by James Webb | 
The Narrow Road To The Deep North
by Richard Flanagan | 
War and Remembrance
by Herman Wouk |
War Crimes for the Home
by Liz Jensen | 
The Winds of War
by Herman Wouk | 
The Good Shepherd
by C. S. Forester | 
The Award
by Danielle Steel | 
Gone to Soldiers
by Marge Piercy | 
King Rat
by James Clavell |
The Last Flight of Poxl West
by Daniel Torday | 
Beside a Burning Sea
by John Shors | 
December 6
by Martin Cruz Smith | 
Jessica
by Bryce Courtenay | 
Fishing For Stars
by Bryce Courtenay | 
Beneath a Marble Sky
by John Shors | 
Four Fires
by Bryce Courtenay | 
The Potato Factory
by Bryce Courtenay |
It is 1942 in the Dutch East Indies, and Nick Duncan is a young Australian butterfly collector in search of a single exotic butterfly. With invading Japanese forces coming closer by the day, Nick falls in love with the beguiling Anna van Heerden. Their time together is brief, as both are forced into separate, dangerous escapes. They plan to reunite and marry in Australia but it is several years before their paths cross again, scarred forever by the dark events of a long, cruel war. In The Persimmon Tree, Bryce Courtenay gives us a story of love and friendship set against the dramatic backdrop of the Pacific during the Second World War.