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The Forties Man (Paperback)

by Peter Townsend (Author)
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  • Paperback: 189 pages
  • Publisher: authorsonline.co.uk (16 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 075520008X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755200085
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,171,436 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Trevor must save Saltfleet from an unexploded bomb, with only a stuffed dog, some mismatched allies and the spirit of the Blitz to help him. Trevor knew that only those men and women who had lived through the 1940s could ever be possessed of true courage and integrity. This made it all the more unfortunate for him that it was the 1990s and he wanted to be something better than the millions of cowardly specimens that were spawned in the post war baby boom. Trevor must overcome the disadvantages of his era in a series of challenges, not least of which is saving Saltfleet from an unexploded bomb, with only a stuffed dog, some mismatched allies and the spirit of the Blitz to help him.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Offbeat Comedy, 2 Jul 2001
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This work has an interesting cast of characters, both young and old. Although it is very much a satirical novel it nonetheless has its heart in the right place. It pays full tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the generation who lived through the war years and the Blitz. It is particular good portraying the older characters with dignity and understanding, though it perhaps is the case that the younger central character in the novel remains something of an enigma throughout many of the chapters ( but his love interest in Vera Lynn is made abundantly clear!) There are some unexpected twists near the end that are both very funny as well as containing a more serious message, highlighting the relationship between Britain and her old enemy. As with me, this novel may stir up a number of other thoughts, including the growing doubts about the alleged benefits to be gained by living in a modern world, with an endless array of consumer products, but with precious little sense of identity or community. Some, like me, may understand the special qualities of the 1940s that we may now have lost forever. This was so ably summed up by J.B. Priestley, when he stated in 1945 on the radio: 'We lived at last in a community with a noble common purpose, and the experience was not only novel but exhilarating. We had a glimpse then of what life might be if men and women freely dedicated themselves, not to their appetites and prejudices, their vanities and fears, but to some great communal task....We were, you see, better people than we had thought.' In essence, this novel seems to reflecting this sense of lost camaraderie and sense of alienation in the post-war world. 'Politically correct' people probably would not enjoy this novel. Nor would those individuals always ready to utter the words 'puerile nostalgia' in reference to anyone looking back to positive features of the Blitz and the 1940s era. However, those looking for something fresh, original and daring to be different might, like me, find this both a funny and stimulating book to read.
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