Fitzroy, Melbourne. 1941. Hot-headed 17 year-old Albert Morton A Waratah motorcycle. A turbulent mix that leads to strife for Albert. He joins the Australian Navy, working in the engine room of the HMAS Nimrod, an N-Class destroyer. A British frigate is bombed. Survivor Harry Jackson is rescued by the Nimrod. Albert and Harry become close friends. Tragedy strikes. How does one pick up the pieces and move one’s life forward? Fact: the Japanese bombing of Colombo took place on Easter Sunday 1942. Fact: Moor Street intersects with Brunswick Street; the building with its follies is still standing. Fact: Stewart Jackel’s father-in-law, Bob, built a motor bike before WW2 and trained at HMAS Cerberus. Fact: Bob served in the engine room of an N Class destroyer (see forthcoming sequel). Fact: Jackel used memories from his maternal uncle’s noncombat service diary to create Harry. Fact: THIS BOOK IS FICTION, loosely based on some facts and created with lots of imagination.