When Sybil and Blanche Le Fleur were growing up in idyllic Burma in the 1920s and 30s, little did they realise the changes and challenges that they would face during their lives With the death of their parents, they had to cope with enormous personal tragedy, including the loss of all their family wealth Then the Japanese bombed Rangoon on 23 December 1941 Sybil managed to get out of the city, escaped from Burma and settled in Scotland after marrying a Scottish soldier Blanche lived for over three years under Japanese occupation After leaving for India in 1958, Blanche made a new life while still thinking of and praying for her sister This is the account of how the sisters lived separate lives for more than 65 years