Book description
Joss Lambert has always been a loner, constrained by a secret from
his past, until he finds friendship and solace firstly with Guy
Liddell, a friend from school, and then with Guy's family, who welcome
him into their farmhouse home. Joss increasingly comes to depend upon
the Liddells and treats Alvesdon Farm as the one place where he feels
not only appreciated but also truly happy. But in late 1930s England,
the idyll cannot last.
With war looming, Joss is forced to confront the past. He escapes
through flying, becoming a fighter pilot in the RAF. But with the
onset of war, even the Liddells' world is crumbling. As Joss is
fighting for his life in the Battle of Britain, so he begins to fall
madly in love with Stella - Guy's twin - but with tragic consequences.
Leaving England and the Liddells far behind, he continues to fly amid
the sand and heat of North Africa's deserts, flying above the 'Desert
Rats' of the 8th Army, until his hopes and dreams are seemingly
shattered for good...
James Holland
was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied history at Durham
University. He has worked for several London publishing houses and has
also written for a number of national newspapers and magazines. He is
also the author of a work of history and top ten bestseller,
Fortress
Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940-43
, and two previous novels. Married with a son, he lives near Salisbury.
