{"product_id":"shadowline-the-dunera-diaries-of-uwe-radok","title":"Shadowline: The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, and the life of Uwe Radok, a young German-born engineer working in Scotland, changed forever. Classified as an ‘enemy alien,’ Uwe was deported to Canada on the Arandora Star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the ship was torpedoed, drowning more than 800, Uwe and his brothers survived—only to be marched onto the infamous Dunera, bound for Australia. From 1940 to 1943 Uwe kept a series of diaries. Their pages offer a remarkable account of the effects of displacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe harrowing voyage and the tedium of indefinite detainment are rendered with clarity. Over time, this gives way to an exploration of the contours of love, as Uwe formed a sustaining connection with another male internee. Edited by Uwe’s daughter Jacquie Houlden and historian Seumas Spark, the diaries offer a fascinating insight into life in wartime internment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn depicting the barriers to homosexual and bisexual love in the 1940s, they reveal a new element to the Dunera story that has gone unexplored. Vivid and poignant, Shadowline is a powerful portrait of a man torn between his feelings and society’s expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacquie Houlden, Seumas Spark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187350003881,"sku":"9781922633620","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781922633620.jpg?v=1738211108","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/shadowline-the-dunera-diaries-of-uwe-radok","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}