Ten Days in June

In the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation during the Second World War, soldier Jack Foster returns to his family home in the mining town of Bennington for a well-deserved spell of leave. Rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk, he makes the most of the relative normality of wartime Britain for a precious ten days with his parents, brothers and sister. Simple pleasures take on an importance for him that he would not have believed possible a short while before, while those around him have a release from the overpowering worry and concern about his well-being. This book recounts the everyday lives of the Foster family, doing things that would normally be taken for granted but that are now almost a ritual. Life goes on, even under the threat of war, and fun can still be had if one knows what to do.