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Nick Freestone's apartment in London is bombed and he is forced to go to live with his Dad in Burma
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Hannible comes into the villoage and sees Nick. He crushes Nick's ribs.
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Nick's father brings Nick ona Christmas ride but then tells him that he is actually trying to get Nick out of the country.
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They get caught by the Japanese and are brought back to the Hawk's Nest which the Japanese are occupying.
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Nick is forced to work on the plantation. He is beaten if he does anything wrong.
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Nick studies Japanese culture and language in his free time.
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HIlltop tells Nick that he will help Nick to escape.
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Hilltop tells Nick that it is time to escape with Mya. They go into secret passageways.
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The search for Mya and Nick is called off and they can leave the passages.
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They dress like Monks so they do not get recaptured. When they run out of food, they go to a village for offerings.
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Nick, Mya and Hilltop help Nick's father and Indaw escape the camps that they were held in by the Japanese.
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The group get caught trying to leave the country but Hannible kills the soilders.
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Nick and Mya are finally sent to Australia where they live in a station house.
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Nick finally sees his mother, Bernard, Indaw and his father again on his 18th birthday.
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Nick and Mya receive news that the war is over.