350/365 - A Great Little Story
Yeah, I know: another book shot, you'll say. Easy game when you're not inspired, uh? You're wrong: I finished this book while commuting this morning and I loved it so much I wanted to document it.
"The Shepherd" is a novella by Frederick Forsyth published in 1975. I had ordered its bilingual English-French edition for the library and it is this copy I read. It tells about the rescue of a young RAF pilot flying back home on Christmas Eve 1957. It's less than an hour reading - if you are lucky enough to enjoy such an uninterrupted span of free time, which I'm not - but I enjoyed every single line and it was one of those books you regret it ends all too soon.
If you happen to know someone whose heart beats faster to the sound of a piston engine, preferably a Merlin one, this will be the perfect gift under the Christmas tree...
It is my pleasant duty to express my warmest thanks to Mr R.A.Scholefield, Manchester, UK, who gave me permission to use his photo of a De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito T3 for my illustration. You can see the original shot here.
350/365 - A Great Little Story
Yeah, I know: another book shot, you'll say. Easy game when you're not inspired, uh? You're wrong: I finished this book while commuting this morning and I loved it so much I wanted to document it.
"The Shepherd" is a novella by Frederick Forsyth published in 1975. I had ordered its bilingual English-French edition for the library and it is this copy I read. It tells about the rescue of a young RAF pilot flying back home on Christmas Eve 1957. It's less than an hour reading - if you are lucky enough to enjoy such an uninterrupted span of free time, which I'm not - but I enjoyed every single line and it was one of those books you regret it ends all too soon.
If you happen to know someone whose heart beats faster to the sound of a piston engine, preferably a Merlin one, this will be the perfect gift under the Christmas tree...
It is my pleasant duty to express my warmest thanks to Mr R.A.Scholefield, Manchester, UK, who gave me permission to use his photo of a De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito T3 for my illustration. You can see the original shot here.