About the book
After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. Soon their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance.
Reviewed by Sheet WI
Mixed reception. Some thought it rather slow and tedious yet others enjoyed the sensitivity of the writing. Very much a book of its time.
Star rating: none given
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