Review: A War Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
My father served in Germany post-war and took his family with him. I remember the ruined bombed out buildings and the deep darkness of the Black Forest. I was two.Paul Sinkinson brings the European war to life in THE FRENCHMAN'S DAUGHTER. With British troops surrounded by Nazi squads, every road seems a bad decision. Joe and Lofty survive the first attack, but what next? They make their way to a farmhouse, where more mayhem breaks out. They move on, with Adelaide and two girls under their wings. The advantage is that they now have a map to count on. The disadvantage is travel with children.This wide-ranging novel grows in suspense. Even when the coterie seems safe, a glance in their direction by an eagle-eyed scout can turn a rest stop into sudden death.Paul Sinkinson is a master of details. He presents landscapes, characters, and events with emotion and enough character quirks to make the reader feel thrown into battle. It's easy to tell right from wrong, heroism from blood lust. A+ writing for Mr S!