This is a story of one of Australia's most remarkable women. As a captive of the Japanese during World War II, Wilma Oram, a young Australian nurse, experience the very worst of human brutality: starvation, deprivation and degradation. Yet, through the comradeship of her fellow prisoners, she also encountered humankind at its best. Wilma Oram Young was a woman of inner strength and profound humanitarianism. This inspirational and senstive account of her unique life is a moving and evocative tribute to a 'silent angel'.