Review: Eight Hours From England

Eight Hours From England by Anthony Quayle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Major John Overton is a Special Operations Executive (SOE) and is posted to Nazi occupied Albania, to set up a new camp. He finds chaos, but with determination he tries to overcome the politics, the weather, the landscape and the Albanian people to get the camp ready. Were they really there to help ? Or impose the British way on a different culture?

An adventure story set in wartime, with all its horrors and is all the more remarkable as based on Anthony Quayle’s own experiences. Beautifully written and very moving at times.

Thank you to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the book. This is my honest, unbiased review.

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