That Summer

by Andrew Greig

It is 1940 and Britain is at war with Germany. France has fallen and with Britain the next, and most crucial, country in Hitler's path, the threat shifts to unfamiliar terrain - the skies and an epic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571204732
• ISBN13: 9780571204731
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 271 Pages

Customer Reviews

Just beautiful!

The immediacy of life during the Battle of Britain springs vividly from the pages of this beautifully narrated book. The main characters, Len and Stella, narrate their interactions, their feelings, as they live every minute as though it could be their last. And that is the reality of war. Their most intimate thoughts are brilliantly brought to the reader so that you feel that you know their friends and acquaintances, especially Tad and Maddy, and you cannot help but care for them. They muse about their opposite numbers and this delicately bares the usually thorny subject of the futility of war and conflict. Such a beautifully written story is bound to stir the emotions of any reader, and my memories of this book, both happy and sad, will remain with me for a long time. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone, and I urge you not to deprive yourself. You won't regret the moment that you open this book and start reading. I guarantee it!

That Summer

Summer 1940 and the Battle of Britain: Historians have described it as one of the turning points of western history. Andrew Greig has done an outstanding job of portraying the young men and women who served England during this trying time. His prose is vivid and the story he tells is memorable. I highly recommend this book to historians as well as to the casual reader! It will make a distant time come alive!