A Foreign Field

by Margaret Mayhew

A journalist's investigation takes him into the recent past, to 1940s England, when the Battle of Britain was raging in the skies Once a hardened reporter on a Fleet Street newspaper, Frank Carter's battle with alcohol cost him his job ? and his adored wife, Jan. Now making a meagre living writing for the Milton Weekly Courier, Carter needs to sniff out a newsworthy story if he is to keep his job. His curiosity is aroused by rumours of a buried World War II Spitfire near to the idyllic village of Fairfield. And despite bitter opposition, Carter decides to investigate . . .

400 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2005

About the author

Margaret Mayhew was born in London and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz. She began writing in her mid-thirties and had her first novel published in 1976. She is married to American aviation author, Philip Kaplan, and lives in Gloucestershire.

Reviews

[Judy Weiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Want to read more by this author. This was a good story.