Publisher's Synopsis
1943, the German army has been defeated at Stalingrad. The tide is beginning to turn. But on Guernsey and the rest of the Channel Islands, the only British territory to have been occupied, such a reversal is unimaginable. The reality of war seems a lifetime away, yet resentment and the debilitating effects of food storages undercut the picturesque calm. However, life goes on, parties are held, love affair blossom and the Guernesy Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Players continue to stage their productions. When a young local woman is found murdered, both the islanders and the occupiers are forced to acknowledge that this most civilized of wars conceals a more bitter and darker struggle than anyone cares to recognize.
