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Alvesdon
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Alvesdon

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A heartland World War II family drama centring around the Castell family from acclaimed WW2 historian James Holland

A sweeping, heartland World War II family drama from the acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author.

A TIMES BEST SUMMER READ 2024

'A beautiful, evocative novel that captures the fear and mood of the early days of the war' Dermot O'Leary


Even at home, the war is never far away...

The village of Alvesdon has been home to the Castells for generations. But the year is 1939 and the peace and tranquillity there is about to be shattered once more by the storm clouds of war in Europe.

As three generations of the family gather, they must all face the prospect of their lives being transformed beyond recognition the moment Britain declares war on Germany.

When the inevitable happens and Britain finds itself at war, the younger members of the family and farm workers are called up to fight and those who remain must battle to keep the home fires burning and the farm afloat.

The gentle certainties of rural life are replaced by the urgent clamour of war, in the air, at sea and on land, where events unfold with dizzying rapidity and unexpected consequences...

Stretching from the glorious summer of 1939 to the Battle of Britain the following year, acclaimed historian James Holland paints a compelling and immersive fictional portrait of how the war changed everything.


'The depth and breadth of Holland's knowledge is evident in the vivid portrayal of all the varied theatres of conflict' The Times

'James Holland's greatest strength . . . is that he brings humanity to his work' Spectator

James Holland, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2024

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
18 June 2024
Pages
448
ISBN
9781787636705

A heartland World War II family drama centring around the Castell family from acclaimed WW2 historian James Holland

A sweeping, heartland World War II family drama from the acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author.

A TIMES BEST SUMMER READ 2024

'A beautiful, evocative novel that captures the fear and mood of the early days of the war' Dermot O'Leary


Even at home, the war is never far away...

The village of Alvesdon has been home to the Castells for generations. But the year is 1939 and the peace and tranquillity there is about to be shattered once more by the storm clouds of war in Europe.

As three generations of the family gather, they must all face the prospect of their lives being transformed beyond recognition the moment Britain declares war on Germany.

When the inevitable happens and Britain finds itself at war, the younger members of the family and farm workers are called up to fight and those who remain must battle to keep the home fires burning and the farm afloat.

The gentle certainties of rural life are replaced by the urgent clamour of war, in the air, at sea and on land, where events unfold with dizzying rapidity and unexpected consequences...

Stretching from the glorious summer of 1939 to the Battle of Britain the following year, acclaimed historian James Holland paints a compelling and immersive fictional portrait of how the war changed everything.


'The depth and breadth of Holland's knowledge is evident in the vivid portrayal of all the varied theatres of conflict' The Times

'James Holland's greatest strength . . . is that he brings humanity to his work' Spectator

James Holland, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2024

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
18 June 2024
Pages
448
ISBN
9781787636705