After Darkness

'Piper draws us deeper and deeper into the compelling story of Tomakazu Ibaraki, a man whose strengths — discretion, honour and loyalty — also lie at the heart of his personal tragedy.' Danielle Wood, winner of the 2002 Australian/Vogel's Literary award for Alphabet of Light and Dark'After Darkness is about friendships that transcend cliched notions of mateship. It's also about a man silenced by a promise... a haunting novel that lingers in a most unsettling way.' Fiona Stager, Avid ReaderIt is early 1942 and Australia is in the midst of war. While working at a Japanese hospital in the pearling port of Broome, Dr Ibaraki is arrested as an enemy alien and sent to Loveday internment camp in a remote corner of South Australia. There, he learns to live among a group of men who are divided by culture and allegiance. As tensions at the isolated camp escalate, the doctor's long-held beliefs are thrown into question and he is forced to confront his dark...