This book is a gift. It is one of 1 million which has been given in the UK & Ireland as part of World Book Night 2012 to spread the joy and love of reading. We are glad that you are now part of this great book’s journey, hope that you enjoy reading it and, once you have done so, passing it on to someone else who might enjoy reading it too.
World Book Night 2012 is all about introducing new readers to books and we’d ask that you please share this book with someone who does not read regularly and help inspire in them a love of books. When you pass it on, ask the next reader to record their own thoughts on this book by visiting www.worldbooknight.org and entering the unique identifying number.

Picked up in the Chest, Heart and Stroke Charity Shop.

This has taken me months to read – I put it aside twice but I’m glad I’ve finished it. It was quite slow in the first half and I enjoyed it more from Bernard’s war story onwards. I’m really not sure how to describe how I felt about this book and am struggling to write a review. I tried looking at other reviews to see if I agreed with anyone but found most people on amazon were just repeating the story.

Taking to the Old Gang Meetup.