Едем

Papua Trilogy #2

by Peter Watt, Питър Уот

Роман за страсти и приключения в един познат свят.

Джак Кели и Паул Ман, представители на враждуващи нации, се срещат на бойното поле във Франция и противно на всякаква логика се сприятеляват. Но и двамата не подозират, че миналото и бъдещето им ще бъдат неразривно свързани с едно почти неизвестно кътче от света - Папуа.
Джак и Паул са преживели една световна война... ще оцелеят ли след друга? Когато японците заплашват да нахлуят в тяхната нова родина, двамата разбират, че трябва да направят всичко възможно да защитят от безмилостния враг страната си и любимите си хора.
Синовете им Лукас Кели и Карл Ман също се обичат като братя и са готови да се бият за родината си. Карл става шпионин под прикритие, а Лукас, въпреки че е пострадал при злополука със самолета си, се включва в доброволческите отряди.
Също като бащите си и двамата са романтични натури. Благодарение на любовта те съумяват да оцелеят след всички перипетии.

Нова война, ново поколение и стар враг -"Едем" е роман за опасности и безумна смелост, завладяващо четиво от майстора на сагата Питър Уот.

Genres: Historical Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Peter Watt's life experiences have included time as a soldier, articled clerk to a solicitor, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and adviser to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He has lived and worked with Aborigines, Islanders, Vietnamese and Papua New Guineans.


He speaks, reads and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin - and has a reasonable grasp of the English language. He currently lives in Maclean, on the Clarence River in Northern NSW.

Good friends, fine food, fishing and the vast open spaces of outback Queensland are his main interests in life. He also enjoys SCUBA diving, military history, crosswords (but not the cryptic kind) and teaching.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australian Institute of Training and Development and the Australian Society of Authors.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (University of Tasmania), Post Graduate Diploma of Training & Development (University of New England) and an Associate Diploma of Justice Administration (Sturt University).

Reviews

[Neville · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be really good. Two of the main characters in the story (Jack Kelly and Paul Mann) fought in WWI, so know all about life and death struggles when a country is at war.
This story is mainly centered around Papua and the Territory of New Guinea which we now know as PNG. The story takes you through the build-up of Japanese forces with the intention of invading Australia, but they do not account for the tenacity of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR), mainly made up of ex WWI defence force, plantation owners, lawyers and basically anybody who would not be eligible to enroll in the ADF.
They are tasked with fighting off the Japanese forces, but they have limited supplies and men to carry out the task, but they do have determination to defend their much-loved country and way of life. Jack's schooner called Independence plays a major part in the defence, resupply and rescue of people around the islands.
This story, although not factual, almost makes you think that what these people went through was very much like the real struggles that took place in PNG during WWII, especially as PNG was very much the front line to stop the advance of Japanese forces from entering Australia.

[Joy Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed knowing the background of this war and I'm sure that most of us remain ignorant about different cultures and how people get sucked into a regime that is so dictatorial and don't use or question what is being pushed into you and ou get sucked in. Love Peter Watt and the way he writes it seems you can get into the story and get engrossed in it.

[Chris Klitzing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another terrific read from Peter Watt
I love the way he raises the memory of forgotten chapters of the wars like the NGVR and the fearsome resistance they provided to the Japanese advances in New Guinea in 1942
Loved the book
😊😊

[Nigel Copeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Survival

Another great story by this author hence the 5 stars. The war continues who will survive book 3 may let you know. Book 2 is worth the read.

[Sarah Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book in the Papua trilogy is set in Papua and New Guinea during the first half of WWII. The second generation of characters join their parents in war. Again a well told story and easy to read. The reader would definitely need to read the first book in the trilogy to have a better understanding of the relationships between the main characters. I am look forward to reading the third book shortly.

[Graeme · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always, another fantastic novel by Peter Watt. He excels in describing the emotional impact that the tragedies, trauma, and unimaginable grief that war brings upon the characters. The authors obvious research into actual events ensures that, the not so well known, are never forgotten... Lest We Forget.

[Susanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading this series now. Just as enjoyable the 2nd time around :)

[John Acheson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining yarn with some interesting Australian historical content. Read it once and move on.