John Misto's the Shoe-Horn Sonata - the Waltz of War

Can two ex prisoner -of-war settle their differences with the their governments and themselves? Can those who have seen death first hand and suffered dreadful privation at the hands of their captors learn to dance again? John Misto's The Shoe-Horn Sonata recounts the reunion of a former Australian army nurse and a British civilian that achieves just that for each of them. A remarkable theatrical experience of events originating in the Fall of Singapore in World War 2 is explored in...
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Can two ex prisoner -of-war settle their differences with the their governments and themselves? Can those who have seen death first hand and suffered dreadful privation at the hands of their captors learn to dance again? John Misto's The Shoe-Horn Sonata recounts the reunion of a former Australian army nurse and a British civilian that achieves just that for each of them. A remarkable theatrical experience of events originating in the Fall of Singapore in World War 2 is explored in this study guide. Frances Russell-Matthews is a lawyer and teacher, a literary critic and novelist. She has over forty years of experience teaching English studies and English literature at tertiary, secondary and primary school level.