“A loud, relentless mechanical moaning filled the air, as if a giant hound constructed by the gods of iron and steel were baying at the moon. The air raid warning started, and then other sounds came - the whine of aircraft engines followed by the crump, crump, crump of bombs falling.”
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Jacqueline Winspear is a British author renowned for her detective novel series. Her works are characterized by historical background and complex character development, which have won her a wide readership. more
“The water’s being slowly heated,” she had said. “The people don’t even realize they’re boiling.”