EAGLE – this was the symbol of THE ENEMY in
1940 - the Germans, who were naȉvely
presumed to have been soundly thrashed in the First War.
The thought that
another generation of young men had to fight and die was horrific to their
parents, yet the sound of a military band was enough to stir the heart of EDDIE, Bert’s younger brother, who
volunteered and joined the army with him and Albie in my novel Helter-Skelter..
EIGHTEEN was officially old enough to fight, but Eddie was horribly
homesick, with potentially disastrous results.
Can Albie's quick thinking and inherited instincts save him?
EL HIERRO is the smallest of the Canary Islands but, seismically
speaking, the most active. In October 2011 an eruption started just off the
south coast, forcing one entire village (La Restinga) to be evacuated due to toxic fumes and
rocks exploding from the sea. It quietened down after a few months, but
recently there has been a series of EASRTHQUAKES, including one of 4.9.
The rash in the sea in this picture shows where they occurred. El Hierro is small enough to drive round in a morning - anyone fancy a holiday?
