| Title:
The
Railway Man by Eric Lomax |
|
Description:
Eric
Lomax in 1930’s Scotland was a lonely boy who had
a devotion to the railways; he was a spotter of trains
in the glorious age of steam. In 1941 he was sent to Malaya
as a member of the Royal Signals where he was to be taken
prisoner at the fall of Singapore. He was put to work
on the Burma-Siam railway which cost the lives of hundreds
of thousands of men. While there he assisted in the building
of a radio to follow the news, but the discovery of the
radio brought on two years of dreadful torture and starvation.
Among the Japanese was an English speaking soldier attached
to the secret police and Lomax was never to forget his
voice. After the war Lomax spent half a century alone
with his experiences. Late in life by a miracle he discovered
that his interrogator was alive and found out where he
was. This incredible book describes a life eventually
saved from bitterness as the two were eventually to meet.
|
| Author:
Eric
Lomax was born in 1919 and brought up at Joppa to the east
of Edinburgh. On leaving school he followed in his fathers
footsteps and joined the Post Office although in his spare
time he had a love of the railways. During WWII he joined
the Royal Signals and was sent to Singapore where he was
eventually captured in 1941 by the Japanese and while in
captivity was badly tortured. At the end of the war he again
worked for the Post Office and at the time of the writing
of this book he lived in Berwick-upon-Tweed. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published:
First published 1995. |
Edition:
This
edition1995. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition with pictured dust cover which is protected
by plastic cover. Has library label on spine. |
| Book
Condition:
Very good condition containing 278 pages all of which contain
written text. Although this is an ex library copy it is
in very good condition. Has library stamped on inside and
usual wear. Original 1995 price was £15.99. |
| Publisher:
Jonathan Cape, London. |
| ISBN:
0-224-04187-8 |
| Size
& Weight: 24.2
cm x 15.5 cm (H x W). 3.4 cm thick. |
