The storytelling is incredibly realistic, and the time and effort the author has put into researching this period, and from both sides – Britain and Germany – which is not something you often find in literature focusing on the Home Front, shines through the entire book. However, at no point did the writing shift towards being too factual, or too much like a history book. This is fiction, based on fact, and never loses sight of that, delivering a well-written, well-paced and highly engaging story throughout, that refuses to let you go. The descriptions and characters are well developed, and bring the story too life brilliantly, and make you want to keep reading and find out what happens to them.

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