Book description
'It is rather awful, Emma thought as she walked across the fields
down to the farm, how this business is leading us all into subterfuge
and deception, and we can't really tell who is friend and who is enemy
. . . '
Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cosy
existence she shares with her grandmother, a famous retired actress,
has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an
American warship sits in the harbour.
As the two women piece together clues about the 'friendly' military
occupation on their doorstep, family, friends and neighbours gather
round to protect their heritage. In this chilling novel of the future,
Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic
and military alliance between Britain and the United States.
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, educated at home and
in Paris, and lived for much of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the
setting for many of her novels. Most of her novels have been bestsellers
and many have been made into films. She is considered one of the most
accomplished novelists of the twentieth century.
