Howard decides to take a trip to the Jura to fish and try to forget a blow he has received. In the weeks before France fell to the Germans, Mr. Of the two, one is an older man who has a tale to tell and he proceeds to do so with such charm that even the details of his fishing expedition sing. He has a style that is easy to read and so absorbing, and absorbed is exactly what I was from the moment I opened the book and found two Londoners sipping Marsala in their “club” during a bombing raid. Here’s another one that is virtually unread these days, but such a charming story and so well written. I have felt like a kid in a candy store lately, my books have been that good.

By the time Howard and his flock of little ones reach the Channel, his plan of escaping on a fishing boat has become utterly impossible, and in their final confrontation with the invaders, all their lives are at stake. They walk for miles in an endless river of refugees, strafed by German planes and hiding in barns at night. As Howard struggles to sneak across France, he picks up several more helpless children of various nationalities. Crossing France with his young charges seems simple enough at first-until the Germans invade, rendering them fugitives. However, the Nazi conquest of the Low Countries puts an end to that, and he is asked by friends to take their two children back to England. It is the spring of 1940 and John Sidney Howard wants nothing more than to enjoy his fishing holiday in southern France in peace and quiet. By the time Howard and his flock of little ones reach the Channel, his plan of escaping on a fishing boat has become utterly impossible, and in their final confrontation with the invaders, all their lives are at stake.One of Nevil Shute's most exciting novels, Pied Piper is the gripping story of one elderly man's daring attempt to rescue a group of children during the Nazi invasion of France.

One of Nevil Shute's most exciting novels, Pied Piper is the gripping story of one elderly man's daring attempt to rescue a group of children during the Nazi invasion of France.

Pied piper by nevil shute