Review
Praise for R F Delderfield:
'Mr Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming' (
Evening Standard )
'R F Delderfield is a born storyteller' (
Sunday Mirror )
'Sheer, wonderful storytelling' (
Chicago Tribune )
'It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well . . . Today he is a bestseller wherever English language books are read' (
Books and Bookmen )
'Highly recommended. Combines tension with a splendid sense of atmosphere and vivid characterisation. An excellent read' (
Sunday Express )
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' (
Life Magazine )
Product Description
Adam Swann has grown old and is struggling to keep up with the changing times. The horse is giving way to the motorcar, with devastating effect on his transport business. As a new century is born, the Boer War brings tragedy, but even this cannot quench the spirit of the Swann family.