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The Evening Chorus

Shot down on his first RAF mission James Hunter spends his war in a German prison camp The other captive soldiers busy themselves planning their escapes but James dedicates himself to a detailed study of the redstarts nesting just beyond the camp boundaries -- a project that gives him something to live for and earns him an unusual ally in the Kommandant in charge of the camp Rose James's young wife is spending her war in a cottage on the lip of Ashdown Forest in Sussex with her dog Harris for company She'd hardly known James before he went away and can barely engage with his letters which talk of nothing but birds Now she has fallen in love with someone else -- Toby a young pilot home on sick leave They meet secretly at night Then James's brusque sister Enid is bombed out of her flat in
London and comes to live in Rose's tiny cottage Little more than strangers both women are guarded and Rose tries to conceal her affair from Enid But later both look back on this strange interlude as one of their happiest Beautifully written and full of moments of hope The Evening Chorus is a stirring story about love and the natural world set against the backdrop of the Second World War
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Shot down on his first RAF mission James Hunter spends his war in a German prison camp The other captive soldiers busy themselves planning their escapes but James dedicates himself to a detailed study of the redstarts nesting just beyond the camp boundaries -- a project that gives him something to live for & earns him an unusual ally in the Kommandant in charge of the camp Rose James's young wife is spending her war in a cottage on the lip of Ashdown Forest in Sussex with her dog Harris for company She'd hardly known James before he went away & can barely engage with his letters which talk of nothing but birds Now she has fallen in love with someone else -- Toby a young pilot home on sick leave They meet secretly at night Then James's brusque sister Enid is bombed out of her flat in London & comes to live in Rose's tiny cottage Little more than strangers both women are guarded & Rose tries to conceal her affair from Enid But later both look back on this strange interlude as one of their happiest Beautifully written & full of moments of hope The Evening Chorus is a stirring story about love & the natural world set against the backdrop of the Second World War

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Forest - A area with a high density of trees
Rose - Commonly associated with a light pink colour
Rose - A fragrant garden plant
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.
Natural - not manmade
Unusual - Something unique and different.
Home - A place of permanent residence for families.
Pilot - Someone who is qualified to fly a plane.
Cottage - A house typically found in the country, commonly small in size.
Evening - The later part of the day from about 6pm to bedtime.

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