Piece of Cake

Maggie and Andrew are lovers who live apart – Maggie in the country, Andrew in town. When Andrew is offered a job close to Maggie, moving in with her is the obvious next step. But she panics. Maggie's neighbours are living through their own crises. Henry's midlife crisis isn't helped by a plague of rabbits in his garden, but hiring petty criminal Terry to extend the fencing turns out badly. Henry's wife Laura is secretly adored by her brother in law, Roddy. He hovers in the wings, waiting for his moment to pounce.These are seven golden days of summer ... time enough for relationships to change for ever...

From the Phoney War of 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940, the pilots of Hornet Squadron learn their lessons the hard way. Hi-jinks are all very well on the ground, but once in a Hurricane's cockpit, the best killers keep their wits close.
Newly promoted Commanding Officer Fanny Barton has a job on to whip the Hornets into shape before they face the Luftwaffe's seasoned pilots. And sometimes Fighter Command, with its obsolete tactics and stiff doctrines, is the real menace.
As with all Robinson's novels, the raw dialogue, rich black humour and brilliantly rendered, adrenalin-packed dogfights bring the Battle of Britain, and the brave few who fought it, to life.

Auteur

Derek Robinson