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Love amongst the bombs and blossoms – Part 2

As Japan lay defeated in 1946, Australian troops joined the Allies in occupation and rebuilding. And it was here a young Digger named Gordon Parker met a Hiroshima survivor named Cherry – and fell head over heels.Their story is told by their granddaughter – author and screenwriter Alli Parker.
More about Alli Parker’s book: At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

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