Office of Innocence

Set against the backdrop of World War II Australia, the story follows Father Frank Darragh, a young Catholic priest grappling with complex moral dilemmas. As Sydney prepares for a potential Japanese invasion, he faces the challenge of advising an AWOL black American soldier entangled in a forbidden romance and navigating his feelings for the alluring Kate Heggarty, who embodies both virtue and temptation. The novel explores themes of duty, love, and the moral complexities of war in a time of crisis.