num_pages: 298
description: An authentic and atmospheric evocation of wartime Scotland, widely regarded as one of Jenkins' finest novels. Set in the Scottish Borders in 1939, as a small town comes to terms with an influx of deprived city evacuees.
language: English
title: Guests of War
titlecomplete: Guests of War
characters: Bell McShelvie, Elizabeth Cargill, Edgar Roy, Sammy McShelvie
ratings_count: 6
places: Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Langrigg, Gowburgh
publisher: B & W Pub