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The Avenue Goes to War

The Avenue Goes to War

by R. F. Delderfield (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Life didn't stop in the Avenue because the war had started . . .

Berni Carver joins up with the Commandos with his twin brother hoping they will serve out the war together.

Archie Carver is determined to end the war richer than when it started.

Elaine Fraser seizes her opportunity to live a little now her husband is out of the way.

War has broken out and the blitz will soon change everything in the Avenue. Many men have gone off to fight but others stay behind with less honourable intentions . . .

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 640
 Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 06 Mar 2008
ISBN 10: 0340963786
ISBN 13: 9780340963784
Book Overview: Traditional fiction with big nostalgic appeal.

Media Reviews
Mr Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming * Evening Standard *
R F Delderfield is a born storyteller * Sunday Mirror *
Sheer, wonderful storytelling * Chicago Tribune *
It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well * Books and Bookmen *
He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett * Life Magazine *
Author Bio
R F Delderfield was born in South London in 1912. On leaving school he joined the Exmouth Chronicle newspaper as a junior reporter, where he went on to become Editor. From there he began to write stage plays and then became a highly successful novelist, renowned for brilliantly portraying slices of English life. With the publication of his first saga, A Horseman Riding By, he became one of Britain`s most popular authors. Many of his bestselling novels were later adapted for television. He died in 1973.