Traitor cover Publication date: March 18, 2014 Available as
E-Book  David Monroe is a young New Zealander who, during World
War I, finds himself in the heat of battle in Gallipoli,
standing beside a Turkish doctor named Mahmoud who directs David
to save a wounded soldier. The next instant, a shell bursts over
them and David and Mahmoud are both sent to an army hospital on
Lemnos. As their wounds heal, a deep and enduring bond grows
between them and Mahmoud begins to teach David some of the
truths of Sufi mysticism. Their bond is strong enough for David
to want to betray his country for his friend, which nearly gets
him executed. The savage punishment that follows will break and
then remake him and ultimately allow David to find deep
compassion within himself.   Daisley’s prose possesses a
shimmering, allusive beauty reminiscent of John McGahern.
Sequences such as the stunning description of the ageing David’s
journey out into a rainy morning to supervise the lambing lend
the novel an almost sacred quality…. I