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A war hero feels the weight of an affair and tries to live with his alarmingly opposite facets in Richard Flanagan’s masterpiece, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Summary of the Book Dorrigo Evans believed war was the worst of it. Yet, even amidst a Japanese POW camp, he is haunted by his past affair with his uncle’s wife. He still loves her, and his feeling seep through his actions, even as he attempts to save his men from starvation, cholera and the inhuman beatings. Amidst this chaos he receives a letter that will turn his guilt and doubt into a raging fire. This novel explores the theme of love through his life, From the brink of despair in a Thai jungle prison to a Japanese snow festival, from the dismal gallows of Changi to the chance meeting of lovers on the Sydney Harbour bridge, this novel takes a uniquely honest love story and tells a tale worth reading a dozen times with the warmth of a cup of coffee and the expectation that with each read one is going to make a dozen blissful and unforgettable memories. About Richard Flanagan Richard Miller Flanagan is an Australian writer. He has also written Death of a River Guide, The Sound of One Hand Clapping and The Unknown Terrorist. The above novel won the 2014 Man Booker Prize, and was hailed as a masterpiece by several critics.