In the Light of Morning
Author: Pears, Tim
ISBN: 9780099559368
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 02 Feb 2015
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A war novel and a love story of devastating power from one of BritainP#39;s finest writersPlt;/bPgt;
May 1944: High above the mountains of occupied Slovenia an aeroplane drops three British parachutists P#8211; brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator Sid Dixon, and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Greeted upon arrival by a group of Partisans, the men are led off into the countryside. Despite the distant crackle of gunfire, the war feels a long way off for Tom. The Partisans, too, are not what he was expecting P#8211; courageous, kind, and alluring, especially Jovan, their commander, and the hauntingly beautiful Marija. Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;As the enemyP#8217;s net begins to tighten, they find evidence of massacres, of a dark and terrible band of men pursuing them. As they stumble their way towards a final, tragic battle, so the relationships within the group begin to fray, with Tom finding himself forced to face up to his deepest, most secret desires.
ISBN: 9780099559368
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 02 Feb 2015
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A war novel and a love story of devastating power from one of BritainP#39;s finest writersPlt;/bPgt;
May 1944: High above the mountains of occupied Slovenia an aeroplane drops three British parachutists P#8211; brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator Sid Dixon, and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Greeted upon arrival by a group of Partisans, the men are led off into the countryside. Despite the distant crackle of gunfire, the war feels a long way off for Tom. The Partisans, too, are not what he was expecting P#8211; courageous, kind, and alluring, especially Jovan, their commander, and the hauntingly beautiful Marija. Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;As the enemyP#8217;s net begins to tighten, they find evidence of massacres, of a dark and terrible band of men pursuing them. As they stumble their way towards a final, tragic battle, so the relationships within the group begin to fray, with Tom finding himself forced to face up to his deepest, most secret desires.
