The Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians, but has often been at the heart of this country’s great events.

After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Helen Humphreys draws on history to delve into the lives torn asunder by the German attack of November 14, 1940. I was so taken in by this story because the characters felt so real and the descriptions of the bombing were like nothing I had ever read before. Powerful picture of the effect of war on civilians.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. (In the Middle Ages Coventry became famous for its wool industry). Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The past four centuries he takes chapter by chapter. The novel concerns the here and the now, as well as recollections fro. The novel concerns the here and the now, as well as recollections from Harriet’s and Maeve’s life since WW I, revealed by their self-reflections. The entire story takes place on November 14, with the exception of the beginning in which our two main characters briefly meet in 1919, and some flash backs memories from the two main characters of their life preceding this fateful night. The writing is spare and jewel like, about a relationship that unfolds over the course of that dreadful night. Phillimore & Co Ltd; UK ed. Harriet Marsh, a forty-something widow, is enlisted as a fire-watcher to fill in for a disabled friend and the boy on the cathedral roof with her is Jeremy Fisher, a young man in his twenties and new to Coventry. The Cathedral which was the towns pride and joy would be the only Cathedral in Britain to be destroyed during the war. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. The time and setting of the novel is the evening of November 14, 1940 when German bombers set the town of Coventry ablaze. I deducted one star because it's written in the present tense.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2019. Jumps back and forth between WWI and WWII.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2020. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians, but has often been at the heart of this country's great events. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.

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