Their Finest Hour And A Half - Hardcover

Evans, Lissa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385614233 ISBN 13: 9780385614238

Publisher: Doubleday, 2009

Synopsis

It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The war could go either way and everyone must do their bit. Young copy writer Catrin Cole is drafted into the Ministry of Information to help 'write women' in propaganda films - something that the men aren't very good at.

She is quickly seconded to the Ministry's latest endeavour: a heart-warming tale of bravery and rescue at Dunkirk. It's all completely fabricated, of course, but what does that matter when the nation's morale is at stake?

Since call-up has stripped the industry of its brightest and best, it is the callow, the jaded and the utterly unsuitable who must make up the numbers: Ambrose Hilliard, third most popular British film-star of 1924; Edith Beadmore, Madame Tussauds wardrobe assistant turned costumier; and Arthur Frith, whose peacetime job as a catering manager has not really prepared him for his sudden, unexpected elevation to Special Military Advisor.

And in a serious world, in a nation under siege, they must all swallow their mutual distaste, ill-will and mistrust and unite for the common good, for King and Country, and - in one case - for better or worse...

About this title

Review:

Comic, poignant and altogether delightful, raised spirits are guaranteed

From the Publisher:

A black comedy about the making of a propaganda film in World War II, perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0385614233
• ISBN 13: 9780385614238
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416