THE INVISIBLE PIPER

John and Mary Adams have one beloved son, 20 year old Rob, who joins the RAF at the beginning of the war, desperate to fly Spitfires. Their world of middle-class complacency is shattered by war and the arrival of an evacuee called Charlie; a seemingly tough working-class boy from the East End. Charlie brings with him a traumatic background, a perceptive personality and the ability to make people care about him deeply. When Rob has to bale out of his burning Spitfire, his life explodes. In flashback, we meet a kaleidoscope of characters: Kate, his beautiful WAAF girlfriend, searching for love; Colin, his best friend, searching for food and friendship; Billie, a night-club singer, searching for sex; and ten-year-old Charlie; the most disarming character of all, searching for a hero and a home. It is Charlie who forces Rob to face the fear that lurks within us all. 'Linda M James writes real and touching characters going through exciting, testing times during WWII; if you're interested in the past, you'll love this book.' Maggie Gee, Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature. UK