In 1996, when clearing out his grandparents' house, Fraser Gregg discovered fourteen weather-beaten diaries tied together neatly with red ribbon. These diaries were written by his grandfather Eric Evans during his tour of duty in France in World War I.
Eric's vivid and honest descriptions tell of a young soldier and his emotions as he struggles to come to terms with the glory, futility and horrors of war. What keeps him going is his powerful yearning for his sweetheart back home in Sydney.
