Characters
- Jean Paget - a young Englishwoman who is a prisoner of war in Malaya and later finds love and settles in the Australian outback.
- Joe Harman - an Australian cattleman who is a prisoner of war in Malaya; he survives crucifixion and gets back to Australia.
- Noel Strachan - the narrator; he is Jean Paget's solicitor and trustee.
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