Fair Stood the Wind For France
of H.E. Bates
Description
'Simple and direct in its characterisation and writing, Fair Stood the Wind for France is perhaps the finest novel of the war... The scenes are exquisitely done and the characters - tenderly and beautifully drawn - are an epitome of all that is best in the youth of the two countries. This is a fine book which makes the heart beat with pride.' The Telegraph'Beautiful but simply written: every word, one feels, has its place, every sentence its purpose... It is destined, I should imagine, for a tremendous popular success.' The Daily MailWhen 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.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Publication Date 2005
- First Publication 11/06/44
- Language English
- ISBN 9780141188164
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['France']
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