Summary
1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops are closed ‘for the duration’. Trains run a restricted service ‘for the duration’. Life has paused, for the duration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman, Rupert Blundell, vows there’ll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin. Then comes Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over.
1962. Rupert is now strategic advisor to Lord Mountbatten, and hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782066453 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782066454 |
| Author: | William Nicholson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 192mm x 34mm |
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‘An explosively interesting novel I found hard to put down’ Wendy Holden, Daily Mail .
‘An explosively interesting novel I found hard to put down’ Wendy Holden, Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
‘Effortless brilliance’ Daily Express. * Daily Express *
‘Nicholson draws his narrative strands together in a most entertaining fashion’ The Times. * The Times *
‘Nicholson is excellent at dialogue and his eye for period detail is almost as good’ Spectator. * Spectator *
About The Author
William Nicholson
William Nicholson grew up in Sussex and was educated at Downside School and Christ’s College, Cambridge. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story, both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award of their year. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands for stage, was Evening Standard’s Best Play of 1990. He was co-writer on the film Gladiator, and his film writing credits include Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Les Miserables and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He is married with three children and lives in Sussex.
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