Michael Cronin (2)

This novel of alternate history is the first volume of a trilogy consisting of "Against the Day." "Through the Night," and "in the Morning." Although the series is intended for young adults, it can be read with equal pleasure by their elders.

Frank Tate, the main character, is separated from his father on the night of Sept. 7/8, 1940, when the Germans begin their successful invasion Great Britain. Experiencing the initial stages of the invasion first-hand, he is forced to flee the coastal town in which he lives. He comes to live in a town in rural England where he and his friend Les imagine adventures against the occupying German troops. All the while, Frank is seeking word about his father. Is his father alive? Has his father been sent a slave laborer to the Continent? Or is he free somewhere in Britain? Then serious events begin to happen....… (meer)