In 1914, four British soldiers, trapped behind enemy lines, were sheltered by French villagers and lived in extraordinary conditions, including hiding in a cupboard for months. One became involved with a local girl who had a child. This poignant account avoids sentimentality and retains the journalistic quality you'd expect from a former Times parliamentary sketch writer. It evokes the horrors of the period, the people's day-to-day existence and the petty jealousies which led to betrayal.
(Annie Noble - bwl 18 April 2003 ) |
