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1. Cry of the Cicada by Jovirose

   Fandoms: Narrow Road to the Deep North (TV), Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Frank Gardiner/Edie
   • Frank Gardiner
   • Dorrigo Evans
   • Tiny Middleton
   • Major Nakamura
   • The Goanna
   • Colonel Kota
   • Edie (Narrow Road to the Deep North)
   • Rooster MacNeice
   • Guy 'Rabbit' Hendricks
   • Historical Accuracy
   • World War II
   • POW Camp
   • Blood and Violence
   • Hurt
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • 1940s
   • 1950s
   • Australia
   • thai-burma
   • Historical
   • Character Death
   • Romance
   • Serious Injuries
   • depictions of war
   • Period-Typical Racism
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Threats of Violence
   • there's a lot of violence (sorry)
   • Starvation
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Fix-It of Sorts
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • frank lives
   • physically at least
   • Fandom Blind Friendly
   • Aboriginal Character
   • PoC character
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Australian POW Frank Gardiner endures the horrors of building the Thai-Burma Railway during WW2 only to be brutally beaten and left for dead. Haunted by guilt and resentment toward his comrades, he struggles to reconcile the man he used to be with the man he has become. This fic is told through three timelines: before the war, during the war, and after he returns home

   Series

   • Part 3 of Everything in my Narrow Road to the Deep North 'Universe'

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   68,350

   Chapters:

   10/20

   Comments:

   106

   Kudos:

   130

   Bookmarks:

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