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The Rainbow through the Rain
by Geoffrey Mowat

As an interview-style radio programme, The Rainbow through the Rain won top prize in the 2005 Sandford St.Martin Trust Religious Radio Awards. Julia Neuberger, chair of Judges said, "We were all deeply moved by the powerful and compelling narrative."
Summary 

The Rainbow through the Rain is the touching, humorous story of Geoffrey Mowat’s involvement in the Malacca Volunteers, his escape and subsequent imprisonment as a POW in Malaysia and Thailand. ​

From his daring escape to the mainland, as Singapore surrendered to Japanese occupation, to his capture and survival in harsh conditions on the Railway, Geoffrey’s story details the amazing ways in which camps functioned efficiently under their British officers, and allied prisoners overcame hardships through a stubborn resistance in the face of brutality. 

The rigours of life as a Japanese POW would stay with him for many years, the journey towards forgiveness being a key part of his story. His experiences would eventually lead him to take up a calling into ministry in the Anglican Church. 
The Rainbow through the Rain

is available from Alison Brierley
(Geoff’s daughter) for £9.99 (inc.p+p)


150 pages illustrated with photos, maps and index, ISBN 0-9517695-9-6
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Geoffrey Mowat
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Geoffrey & Louise Mowat
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  • Home
  • Apa Khabar, Salamat Pagi & Research
    • Apa Khabar
    • Salamat Pagi
    • Singapore Evacuation Ships
    • Evacuees
    • Sumatra
    • Stories
      • The Rainbow through the Rain by Geoffrey Mowat
      • The Long Road Home
      • The Singapore Volunteers Corps Post-war
      • Davy Anderson's Story
      • Jacqueline Caldwell's Story
      • The Story of the Tanjong Pinang
      • Patricia Giudice's Story
      • Changi Child
      • Malayan Civil Service by Anne Hinam
      • Evacuation on the SS 'Narkunda' by Alison Williams
      • A Redemptorist Priest ​in Captivity
    • Research
  • History
  • Picture Gallery
    • Ann Evans Family Members
    • Arundel Castle
    • Banda Hilir School & Pringgit Hill, Malacca
    • Evacuation Ship Orion Notebook 1941-42
    • John Lindsay Gray Collection
    • Kuala Lumpur November 2008
    • Kuala Selangor Memorial
    • Malacca Volunteers Memorials
    • National Memorial Arboretum
    • Memorial Board Changi Museum
    • Miscellaneous & Historic Photos
    • MVG London Lunches
    • National Archive Documents
    • Presentation of Plaques - 4th May 2009
    • VJ Day - 15th August
    • Remembrance Sunday
    • Singapore Today
    • Ian Johnstone's Father
    • Eric Bayn
    • Artwork from the Thailand-Burma Railway
  • Volunteer Forces Summary
    • Armoured Cars
    • Malayan Volunteer Air Force
    • Malayan Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve & SSRNVR
  • V-J Day Services
  • Memorials
    • Puak Prisoner Of War Camp Memorial
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  • Contacts & Membership