Love, ambition and greed are all wrapped in a thrilling, imaginative and emotive tale, set in the southern third of rural France during the early nineteen-forties. Not yet occupied by the Nazis, who were further north, the area spawned many Resistance groups who were opposed to Maréchal Pétain’s pro-German stance. During his extensive travels around the country the author was inspired to write the story by the constant reminders he encountered of the mindless and vicious cruelty handed out to the French at this time. An undeniably good read by any standard.