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The Railway Man
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING COLIN FIRTH, NICOLE KIDMAN AND JEREMY IRVINEDuring the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio.Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, he came to terms with what had happened and, fifty years after the terrible events, was able to meet one of his tormentors.The Railway Man is an incredible story of innocence betrayed, and of survival and courage in the face of horror.Winner of the Waterstones Esquire Award for Non-Fiction, the JR Ackerley Prize and the NCR Book Award.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.181 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.6 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 256 |
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| Year Published | 1996-6-6 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0099582317 |
| About The Author | Eric Lomax was born in 1919. During the Second World War he was captured and tortured by the Japanese Army and forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam railway. He met and forgave his torturer in 1995. Eric Lomax died in October 2012. |
What a great book. What a great man |
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| Other text | Forget the grueling films, just read the brilliant books |
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