Description
Caught in thick fog over Kent, a damaged Lancaster bomber returning from Germany desperately strains to land. But moments from the airbase, a second bomber materialises and guides it home.
Grace Baker’s aviation skills and introduction to the Lancaster bomber, “Tuesday’s Child”, are not the only surprises she brings. Pete – rear gunner and black marketer – absconds and Grace is secretly elected to take his place.
As radio operator Charlie Bassett regales the reader with the drama of combat during his eight weeks aboard “Tuesday’s Child” in 1944, a funny, authentic and deeply humane tale unfolds. Comparable to Sebastian Faulks’ Birdsong, Tuesday’s War races vividly across the page, emotionally entwining the reader in the lives of its extraordinary characters and awakening us to the heroics and realities of war.
Author Information
David was born in 1944 in Yorkshire and is married with two children. He worked for five years at the Royal Veterinary College before joining H M Customs and Excise, where his postings included the Intelligence and Investigation Divisions. Tuesday’s War is the first in a proposed trilogy featuring Charlie Bassett.
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