Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 03/09/2009
ISBN: 9780099530084
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
Weight: 245g
RRP: £9.99
In their trusty fishing boat Genevieve, armed with a flame thrower and limited ammunition, a small group of officers and men take a stand against the might of the German army after the fall of France in World War II. This is classic Shute: at once a thrilling adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and a heartbreaking tale of the ravages of war.
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 03/09/2009
ISBN: 9780099530084
Length: 352 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
Weight: 245g
RRP: £9.99
A magnificent thrill; it is also a tale of character, for every member of the little ship's company is worth meeting. A book that should not be missed
No other writer has brought to fiction of this type quite the same lively sympathy and warmth of imagination or left so engaging an impression of truthfulness....Mr Shute always has good things to offer...the power to convey the springs of heroic conduct in the lightest and least assuming of tones
Based around a group aboard a converted trawler in 1942, this is a grand tale of sacrifice and courage and superbly structured