Dover beach
By: Leslie Thomas
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781846174292
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Fiction; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: Summer 1940. The evacuation of Dunkirk proves that the British can rise to a challenge, even against seemingly insurmountable odds. But now the soldiers walk the streets of Dover, even wandering through Woolworths store and taking weary turns on the town's skating rink. Life, despite the threat of invasion and the reality of bombing, must go on and people must take comfort where they find it. Toby Hendry, a fighter pilot, is awaiting orders when he meets Giselle, a young Frenchwoman who took the chance to flee occupied France with the English troops. Their love affair feels like a summer idyll, but can it withstand the forces of war?
Notes: Originally published: London: William Heinemann, 2005.