Listen to the prologue if you want to hear about the background of the book, "Forbidden Diary," upon which this audio drama is based. NEW! You can view the book upon which this audio drama is based by clicking See Picture at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen. <a rel="payment" href="https://storiestovoice.com/donate/">Support the show</a>

Listen to the prologue if you want to hear about the background of the book, "Forbidden Diary," upon which this audio drama is based. NEW! You can view the book upon which this audio drama is based by clicking See Picture at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen. Support the show

Listen to the prologue if you want to hear about the background of the book, "Forbidden Diary," upon which this audio drama is based. NEW! You can view the book upon which this audio drama is based by clicking See Picture at www.storiestovoice.com/fd-listen. <a href="https://storiestovoice.com/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Prologue: The Story Behind the Story

[NEW: To see the faces behind the characters' voices, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Audio-drama based on a WWII diary written by Natalie Crouter during her internment in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines.&nbsp; Three weeks after the first bombings of the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Natalie, her family, and 500 civilians were marched at gunpoint to a deserted U.S. military post (Season One: 1941). Thus began their survival story of body and mind from 1942 to 1945. Under the watchful eyes of Japanese guards, the prisoners set up their own society while constantly scrounging for food—often aided by heroic Filipinos. Japanese commandants and homesick soldiers filtered in and out of camp as guerrillas on the outside fought to take back the Philippines. The camp commandants were civilians plucked from town, a remarkable Japanese officer who saves the internees' lives, and a vicious, demoted lieutenant. Natalie’s diary is a fascinating, real-life view of wartime captivity and a gripping tale of courage, tenacity, and hope.&nbsp; The original art, entitled "The Double Fence," was drawn by Fern Harrington Miles in 1942. To read about Fern and other prison artists interned with Natalie Crouter, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-artist-credits.

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[NEW: To see the faces behind the characters' voices, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-cast]        Audio-drama based on a WWII diary written by Natalie Crouter during her internment in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines.  Three weeks after the first bombings of the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Natalie, her family, and 500 civilians were marched at gunpoint to a deserted U.S. military post (Season One: 1941). Thus began their survival story of body and mind from 1942 to 1945. Under the watchful eyes of Japanese guards, the prisoners set up their own society while constantly scrounging for food—often aided by heroic Filipinos. Japanese commandants and homesick soldiers filtered in and out of camp as guerrillas on the outside fought to take back the Philippines. The camp commandants were civilians plucked from town, a remarkable Japanese officer who saves the internees' lives, and a vicious, demoted lieutenant. Natalie’s diary is a fascinating, real-life view of wartime captivity and a gripping tale of courage, tenacity, and hope.  The original art, entitled "The Double Fence," was drawn by Fern Harrington Miles in 1942. To read about Fern and other prison artists interned with Natalie Crouter, go to www.storiestovoice.com/fd-artist-credits.

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