January, 1942. The Japanese war machine thunders acrossSouthEast Asia. In its path, onthe island of New Britain, liesa tiny Catholicmission station,Vunapope. Herea handfulof AustraliannursestakerefugewithwoundedAustralian soldiers.
SistersofWarisinspiredbythetruestoryoftwo extraordinaryAustralianwomen,LornaWhyte,(nowLorna Johnston)anarmynurseandSisterBereniceTwohill,a Catholic nun from country New South Wales who was stationed at Vunapope. Although they weretwo very different women,their friendship wouldsurvive theperilous eventsthat followed. Sisters of War is adapted from wartime diaries andinterviews with Lorna,Sister Bereniceand otherswho witnessedthese events.Thestory oftheircaptivity, theirextraordinary courage and their will to prevail has never been told.
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