![]() ![]() The first lines create an evocative picture: Re-reading it now was akin to returning to it afresh because I couldn’t remember any of the detail, just the general setting. The book was a re-read for me: my mum had urged me to read it when I was a teenager as it was one of her favourite novels. The title comes from the first line of Agincourt, a poem by Michael Drayton (1563–1631). This was Bates’s first financially successful novel, published towards the end of WWII. When I looked at my shelves, I didn’t have much choice from this year – Colette’s Gigi, which as a short novella I’ll try and squeeze in, and my choice below were the only ones immediately to hand (although I think I have a copy of Bellow’s The Dangling Man somewhere)…įair Stood the Wind for France by H.E. 1944 is the latest year selected by Simon and Karen in their biannual reading years club. ![]()
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