Captured by a world in turmoil, Joyce and Ngati's lives turned with events where death ran with their love, breaking hearts.Australia was a nation at war. A war that changed lives and when they foundered, strength of character was all they had.Ngati a sailor fated with surviving and his bride willing it. This is their story based on their own words, and when that wasn't possible, the descriptions and stories that were passed on down, heard by ears so young the reasoning wasn't noticed, until fully grown.