Author:H. E. Bates
When John Franklin brings his plane down into Occupied France at the height of the Second World war, there are two things in his mind - the safety of his crew and his own badly injured arm. It is a stroke of unbelievable luck when the family of a French farmer risk their lives to offer the airmen protection. During the hot summer weeks that follow, the English officer and the daughter of the house are drawn inexorably to each other...
A delightfully witty tale
—— Woman's WeeklyThis is Forster writing at her very best
—— Daily MailHow does it feel to be the mother of a juvenile thug? Or the mother of that thug's hapless victim? It is the pain of such mothers that Margaret Forster explores most brilliantly in her dark, harrowing and extremely topical novel
—— Val Hennessy , Daily MailForster is remarkably honest, skilful and perceptive
—— ObserverMargaret Forster has a remarkable gift for taking huge social issues and welding them into minutely observed human dramas that are perfect portraits of the way we live now...The story grips and the heart bleeds for these good mothers who are, like all mothers, never good enough
—— Polly Toynbee , Sunday Express'McAdam's narrative weaves in virtuoso dialogue as well as genuine warmth-Exhilarating'
—— Observer'Impressive and ambitious'
—— Independent'A highly intelligent and moving book'
—— Time Out
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