Slow start, really irritating characters, but... once the narrative developed, it became an enjoyable, and at times poignant story of frustration and redemption. Riley Purefoy is a working class boy allowed into the upper echelons of the officer class. Severely wounded in the face at Passchendale...
They were going to give her £800. She was going to study at London University and then at University College Hospital. She would start in September. If she needed more support in future, she was to be in touch with them. She was a clean hatching thing, with wings to spread and a strength and powe...
Purefoy was hoping that what he was seeing was not what he was seeing. He saw Burgess see him, see that he might be being seen. He saw Burgess, carefully casual, not break off from the conversation. He saw Dowland move away. Five minutes later, he saw Dowland heading for the latrines. Ten minutes...