Sunday Salon Readings - an old favorite

Having selected Ken Follett as author of the month for November, reading an old favorite for sundaysalon was a pleasure. Hornet Flight is a prime example of the author's taking us back in time when sometimes brains and proficiency mattered more than hi-tech and mercilessness.

Time to read on Sunday morning, lets me go to another generation of time when professors, clergy, artists, and the highbrowed were used and actively mobilized to become spies and spymasters. So when all of the above fail our hero is an eighteen year old physics student who discovers a German radar installation on the island where he lives.

Germany has invented radar which inflicts heavy losses on the British Air force because of early detection. A Danish resistance group, the Nightwatchmen, are helping the Brits uncover the reasons behind their horrific deficit. As the Germans ravage Europe, we see a prism of light in Denmark as the Olufsen family joins the network of secret agents.

Harald Olufsen and his girlfriend Karen take pictures on the island of Sande of the aforementioned installation and must get them to England. So they establish a desperate plan to fly an old Hornet Moth that Harald discovers in a broken down barn. Mr. Follett paints a descriptive picture of life under the Nazi regime as it affects the Danish society.

Not wanting to go in to much detail so others may want to read this excellent novel that is fast paced, rich in ambiance, and a top-notch cliffhanger. I believe Hornet Flight shows Follett at his compelling best!

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