The Long Green ShoreWritten in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II. The product of Hepworth's own experience, The Long Green Shore recounts the lives and deaths of a group of soldiers fighting the Japanese in a rain soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and monotony of war. On its publication, The Long Green Shore received instant