Goodness what a long time it’s been since I did a blog, I
hadn’t realised I’ve been so busy finishing off my new book and that took a lot
longer than I expected. I wanted it right of course so there was a lot of
checking facts, I can remember some of it but most of my readers would not have
been born when it all happened so in a way it’s a bit of history for them. It
was interesting studying how it was for both sides especially those German who
were against the Nazi element and the dreaded SS. Now a days it seems so
unlikely that a nation would treat its own citizens so but then one has only to
think of IS and the Middle East to realise that it’s still happening. When will
we learn to all get along together?
Here’s a copy of the preface to whet you appetite:- This is
a story with many tales within it all based in the Second World War. A story
that deals with the trials and tribulations of two families one German and one
English on each side of the divide. The English family from father down engaged
in and about the RAF and eager to support their country. The German family
farmers who do not like the autocratic and authoritarian rule of the Nazi party
and all it stood for, are suddenly presented with the opportunity of saving and
hiding an English pilot who has parachuted on their land.
The story covers both sides and all family members, the
Oakley’s are father, mother, son and two daughters whilst the Gunther’s have
only one daughter. Each character is treated in full and shows the development
of their separate and communal lives. It is a tale to show the possibilities of
an approach to life on both sides of a major war.
