The final volume of a trilogy which began with The Great Swindle (bwl 96) followed by All Human Wisdom (bwl 102). It’s 1940 and the phoney war in France is ending. Everyone is displaced, from Paris, from the collapsed front, from prison – or simply away doing their duty or engaged on a personal quest. As their world descends into chaos, paths cross and people change. At times it feels contrived but this is a vivid story which keeps you reading and illuminates the experience of a time in France’s story often overlooked.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 108 Spring 2023 ) |
