Fair Stood The Wind For France
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Set against the harrowing backdrop of Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War, Fair Stood the Wind for France tells the story of John Franklin, a young RAF bomber pilot who crash-lands his damaged aircraft in the French countryside, forcing him and his crew to seek refuge amongst the rural French population. What begins as a desperate bid for survival transforms into a profound and tender love story when Franklin is sheltered by a French farming family and falls deeply in love with their daughter, Françoise — a bond forged under the constant shadow of enemy occupation and imminent danger. H.E. Bates, one of Britain's most celebrated storytellers of the 20th century, brings his trademark lyrical precision and emotional depth to this wartime masterpiece, widely regarded as one of the finest British novels to emerge from the conflict. The prose is spare yet luminous, capturing both the brutal realities of war and the fragile, defiant beauty of human connection with equal skill. First published in 1944, the novel resonates with an authenticity born of its era — Bates himself served as a short story writer for the RAF — and its enduring power lies in the question it poses: how much can two people sacrifice for love, and for freedom?
Author: H.E. Bates
Format: Paperback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Set against the harrowing backdrop of Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War, Fair Stood the Wind for France tells the story of John Franklin, a young RAF bomber pilot who crash-lands his damaged aircraft in the French countryside, forcing him and his crew to seek refuge amongst the rural French population. What begins as a desperate bid for survival transforms into a profound and tender love story when Franklin is sheltered by a French farming family and falls deeply in love with their daughter, Françoise — a bond forged under the constant shadow of enemy occupation and imminent danger. H.E. Bates, one of Britain's most celebrated storytellers of the 20th century, brings his trademark lyrical precision and emotional depth to this wartime masterpiece, widely regarded as one of the finest British novels to emerge from the conflict. The prose is spare yet luminous, capturing both the brutal realities of war and the fragile, defiant beauty of human connection with equal skill. First published in 1944, the novel resonates with an authenticity born of its era — Bates himself served as a short story writer for the RAF — and its enduring power lies in the question it poses: how much can two people sacrifice for love, and for freedom?