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The Philippines, 1941. When Rose Williams is sent to Manila for her first assignment as a US Navy nurse, she thinks she has entered a paradise. Taking midnight dips in a warm sea, exploring secret corners of the island, and socialising with the local US soldier camp makes war seem like a distant and unlikely threat.

But after Pearl Harbour is attacked, Rose and the other nurses’ lives change. They retreat from Manila and their idyllic lifestyle, instead working 24-hour shifts in the jungle.

Rose faces constant threat, not only to her life, but from those around her she thought she could trust…