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I enjoyed the story elements, especially the prisoner of war section. It was a very easy book to get into and I lost track of time when I was reading it.
I understand the complaints about the narrator, but it didn't bother me when reading since Strachan didn't insert himself into the story much, so if felt more like omniscient narration by the author.
I agree that the star-crossed lovers ending up on opposite sides of the world was over the top, but I presume it's a common romantic theme (not my genre), so I can forgive it.
Interestingly, I wasn't offended by the racism and sexism, since it reflected the world at the time. I've certainly read period books that were much worse on that front.
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