Escape

Escape

Helen Dale

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Editorial:
Helen Dale
Año de edición:
2000
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781739766771
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'The Great Escape' meets 'The Danish Girl'.Simon Ferguson wanted to fly ­- or at least work with aircraft, but that dream seemed impossible until war breaks out. When his father is killed at Dunkirk, he takes a job with a Civilian Repair Organisation repairing aircraft. As soon as is old enough, he joins the RAF and trains as a Flight Engineer.Simon’s Stirling bomber is shot down and, after evading capture for several days, he and his Skipper are caught and sent to prisoner of war camps. While on the run, Simon noticed that older men and couples attract less attention from the authorities. Can he find a way to use this information?Can he persuade others to support his plan?Will the result make him question who he really is?

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