The Paperbark Shoe

From 1941 to 1947, 18,000 Italian prisoners of war were sent to Australia.

The surrender of Mussolini in 1943 created a novel circumstance: prisoners who were no longer enemies.

Due to a shortage of guards and their new status as friendlies, many of these exiles were sent to work on isolated farms, unguarded.

This is the unforgettable story of a woman named Gin Boyle.

An albino, a classically trained pianist, and a woman with a painful past, Gin's ghostly skin and transparent white hair have made her an outcast since birth.

Disavowed by her wealthy step-father, her unlike saviour is the farmer Mr Toad - a little man, with a taste for ladies corsets.