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Rene strikes me as a selfish man, he makes the decision to resign his job and head to Canada. His wife Essie is expected to drop everything and go with him. The first part of the book allows the reader to follow the couple as they meet friends and family before the journey. I've done this myself when travelling from the UK to New Zealand.
Once they arrive in Canada they become isolated, transplanted to an alien city with no friends and with the war started they are cut off. Lewis is very good at ...more
Once they arrive in Canada they become isolated, transplanted to an alien city with no friends and with the war started they are cut off. Lewis is very good at ...more
To a certain extent autobiographical, this again, as with The Driver’s Seat, is about someone making their own decisions. This resonated with me as Professor Rene Harding resigns from his job which coincided with me resigning from mine. We also both worked in education.
However, while he pursues this course of action very much against the advice and wishes of his wife, I had the full support of mine. This comes back to bite him after he emigrates from the UK to Canada and his marriage starts to s ...more
However, while he pursues this course of action very much against the advice and wishes of his wife, I had the full support of mine. This comes back to bite him after he emigrates from the UK to Canada and his marriage starts to s ...more
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