In this gripping memoir of war, courage, and honor, the author details her experiences in a Japanese POW camp where she, disguised as a boy and outraged at the conditions, injustice, and torture, dared to speak up for her fellow prisoners of war.
In this gripping memoir of war, courage, and honor, the author details her experiences in a Japanese POW camp where she, disguised as a boy and outraged at the conditions, injustice, and torture, dared to speak up for her fellow prisoners of war.
When the Japanese army invaded their Indonesian island, twelve Rita's family turned her into "Rick" so that she would not be forced to act as a "comfort woman" for the Japanese soldiers. As Rick in the prison camps, she earns the respect of her captors and fellow prisoners.
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