Raluana Lane

<p>In 1936 young teacher Eileen Brabin takes up a post with the Methodist Mission in Rabaul Papua</p><p>New Guinea. Eileen quickly feels at home in the islands despite a volcano eruption and the</p><p>unwanted attentions of an unsuitable young man. As time passes she grows close to widower Wilf</p><p>Pearce the Mission business manager but in 1941 a Japanese invasion threatens Rabaul. The</p><p>Australian government orders the evacuation of all women and children. Eileen eight and a half</p><p>months pregnant must farewell her new husband Wilf and spend Christmas at sea. The suffering and</p><p>uncertainty brought by war will have lasting repercussions on the lives of all who leave Rabaul</p><p>and all who remain behind.</p><p>Based on a true story Raluana Lane includes never-before-seen letters from Wilf Pearce detailing</p><p>life in Rabaul just prior to the invasion.</p>