Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms Publisher / Ipswich Art Gallery Jilya is a story of

Jilya is a story of drive and determination

an architect

in The Dreaming Path Paul Callaghan and Uncle Paul Gordon share knowledge that reveals the power of Aboriginal spirituality as a profound source of contentment and wellbeing for anyone willing to listen

which also includes work from three previous collections

Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms Publisher / Ipswich Art Gallery Jilya is a story of5th August 1944 over 1000 Japanese soldiers break out of the No. 12 Prisoner of War compound on the fringes of Cowra. In the carnage, hundreds are killed, many are recaptured, and some take their own lives rather than suffer the humiliation of ongoing defeat. But one soldier, Hiroshi, manages to escape. At nearby Erambie Station, an Aboriginal mission, Banjo Williams, father of five and proud man of his community, discovers Hiroshi, distraught and on