There have been many books detailing the terrible plight of the Far East Prisoner of War but very few of these have told the story of the remarkable work of the medical personnel whilst in captivity. This is an excellent book and recommended to all military medics as an example of how one of their forefathers, despite his own suffering performed in the highest traditions of the RAMC during very difficult times.

The Medic

An almost addictive fascination…an utterly absorbing book.

Britain at War

Now, 70 years after his wretched ordeal began, the extraordinary story of his grim battle to stay alive has been laid bare in a vivid and revealing war memoir that explains not just the horrors of Japanese captivity but the painful psychological scars that have never healed. Healing in Hell is an astonishingly reflective and thought provoking record of suffering and survival against the odds that is notable for its searing honesty and searching self analysis. A deeply introspective account of one man's nightmarish odyssey to hell and back, it is a remarkable book born of an even more remarkable father and son collaboration spanning opposite ends of the world.

Eastern Daily Press

The traumatic war experiences of an Allerton Bywater-born Japanese POW medic and his adjustment to life after liberation are documented in a new book by his son.
It describes how he tried unsuccessfully to get into the RAF after renouncing his conscientious objections to fighting, after witnessing the bombing of Liverpool.
He instead remained an Army medic and was shipped out to Singapore in January 1942 where he saw action with the 18th Division before Singapore fell and along with thousands of other British servicemen he became a Japanese POW.

Yorkshire Evening Post