The Night Before Morning
Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2021-07-01
ISBN 10 : 9781788853873
Pages : 256 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (853 downloads)
Download The Night Before Morning PDF Format Full Free by Alistair Moffat and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Immensely readable derring-do in a terrifying vision of Scotland' - Sally Magnusson 'A gripping and atmospheric tale with a powerful sense of place' - Kirsty Wark 'A gripping and emotional story' - Tom Conti 'Beautifully crafted – an exciting and moving tale' - Alexander McCall Smith June 1945. Hitler has triumphed, Britain is under German occupation and America cowers under the threat of nuclear attack. In the dead of night, a figure flits through the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, searching for a hidden document he knows could change the course of history. The journal he discovers, by a young soldier, David Erskine, records an extraordinary story. When the Allies drive the Germans out of France and victory seems imminent, Erskine is in Antwerp, where he witnesses a world-changing reversal of fortune. From a high vantage point, he watches a huge mushroom cloud rise over London: an atomic bomb has been detonated by the Germans in a last desperate roll of the dice. Captor becomes captive and Erskine is held as a POW in his own land. As the brutal grip of the occupying forces tightens, he is determined to join the resistance. A daring escape leads him and his fianc e Katie on a breathless chase to the university town of St Andrews, where the Germans have established a secret research laboratory. When it becomes clear what its purpose is, David, Katie and their small, trusted band must adopt a desperate and audacious plan to thwart Nazi domination . . .