Michael Palmer is the Canadian-born author of Dark Side of the Sun, a well-received and much loved book that has garnered media attention across Canada. Although his roots are in Prince Edward Island, he was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and is a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University. When not immersed in travel adventures, he works in finance and marketing. In addition, he continues to find time for his study of World War II, which has spanned more than two decades. Michael currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife and three children.

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Within a labyrinth of intrigue, one man´s shocking revelations from the past lead to a greater understanding of life´s universal values during a heroic but traumatic journey of redemption.

A body is recovered from a river in April 1990. Months earlier, a young John Lennon fan and an elderly Irishman met in a U.S. hospital. A groundskeeper completed the triad. Before long, the past begins to unravel and a connection to WWII is uncovered. Secrets flourish, but nothing is what it seems.

Through tragedy, a disease and a modern literary masterpiece, an extraordinary twist of fate awaits the three.

8th of December 1941. The Battle of Hong Kong begins. Less than eight hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour, George Palmer from P.E.I. and 1,973 other Canadians from the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers (C Force) began their desperate defence of Hong Kong against the advancing Imperial Japanese Army. It had only been three weeks since the Canadians arrived. The Hong Kong defenders were only 14,000 strong, with virtually no navy, air force, heavy artillery, or reinforcements to assist them. Facing them were approximately 60,000 battle-hardened, mechanized, fanatical, tenacious Japanese troops, fresh from battles in China. Palmer and the other Canadian defenders would be the first Canadian army units to engage the Axis in the Second World War. Their harrowing struggle to survive would continue on for 45 long months.