When Dizzy Walker went to war in 1939, he imagined it would be a matter of trenches, mud, blood, gore and bad weather. Instead he found himself serving King and Empire by manning a gun on a remote Indian Ocean atoll, a paradise complete with palm trees, a perfect lagoon, endless blue skies and very little chance of ever seeing the enemy. He also expected that his war would be spent in the company of like-minded men, flint-eyed and eager for battle. Instead, he found himself among a collection of characters eccentric for even a small colonial society - 'a lot of Crusties, Grunters and Munters' according to one of his comrades and this was before considering the appalling Hortense, the evil-smelling Dr Aziz, the faceless Station Commander and the office warrior Major Watts. Still, there are certain compensations - apart from the tropical weather and the delightful sunsets - and they come in the form of the remarkable Mrs Aitkens #1 and her twin sister Mrs Aitkens #2.And Dizzy Walker can think of nothing else but escape.
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