Richard Flanagan’s sixth Booker Prize-winning novel, The Narrow Road to the Far North, tells a dramatic love story set against the backdrop of the tragedy of World War II. Australian doctor Dorrigo Evans is a military commander of Australian soldiers. During World War II, captured soldiers were assigned to build a railway between Burma and Thailand. In parallel with the grueling work, the main character’s intriguing love story unfolds. Dorrigo Evans is haunted by memories of his affair with his uncle’s young wife. One day, the doctor receives a letter that changes everything.
The Narrow Road to the Far North is a story about fate, memory, love and loss.