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5 STARS - WISHING SHELF REVIEW - UK 'Set in the 1950s, this gripping trilogy is full of exciting deeds performed by captivating characters. Highly recommended.' A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review REVIEW To begin with, let me just say I loved this trilogy from the first page to the very last. So much so, I am now enjoying another of the author's books, The Pompey Hollow Book Club. This historically set trilogy is packed full of small twists and clever turns; and the central characters are fully developed and highly interesting. The story basically follows a small number of characters growing up in the 1950s. There is a gripping adventure in all three of the books, but, in many ways, this is not a plot-led story. It's all in the characters. And all of the characters - even many of the secondary - literally jump off the page. Regarding writing style, this is a very well-written historical novel. The author is adept at many aspects of writing, from character development to plot development, from helping the reader to fall in love with the 1950s setting, to helping the reader understand the protocols of the day. He is also very good with speech. I recently read another historical novel set in the deep south, but set in the 1920s. I enjoyed it, but my enjoyment was marred by the insistence of the author to give the hero such a strong dialect, I could hardly understand a word he uttered. Thankfully, this author has not fallen into that trap. Yes, the author has his characters talk in a way that is fitting to the time, but, thankfully, it is always understandable, and, as such, only adds to the story.

5 STARS - WISHING SHELF REVIEW - UK 'Set in the 1950s, this gripping trilogy is full of exciting deeds performed by captivating characters. Highly recommended.' A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review REVIEW To begin with, let me just say I loved this trilogy from the first page to the very last. So much so, I am now enjoying another of the author's books, The Pompey Hollow Book Club. This historically set trilogy is packed full of small twists and clever turns; and the central characters are fully developed and highly interesting. The story basically follows a small number of characters growing up in the 1950s. There is a gripping adventure in all three of the books, but, in many ways, this is not a plot-led story. It's all in the characters. And all of the characters - even many of the secondary - literally jump off the page. Regarding writing style, this is a very well-written historical novel. The author is adept at many aspects of writing, from character development to plot development, from helping the reader to fall in love with the 1950s setting, to helping the reader understand the protocols of the day. He is also very good with speech. I recently read another historical novel set in the deep south, but set in the 1920s. I enjoyed it, but my enjoyment was marred by the insistence of the author to give the hero such a strong dialect, I could hardly understand a word he uttered. Thankfully, this author has not fallen into that trap. Yes, the author has his characters talk in a way that is fitting to the time, but, thankfully, it is always understandable, and, as such, only adds to the story.

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Born in 1941, just eight months before the Pearl Harbor attack, Antil can remember sitting on the floor and listening to President Roosevelt make his world famous speech, our declaration of war. When Jerry was five days old his mother predicted he would be the writer of the family and named him Jerome after the Patron Saint of Libraries and Mark, after Mark Twain. Young Jerome Mark Antil grew up in front of the Delphi Falls (now a historical park) in upstate Central New York, just 7 miles from the Chittenango Falls where L. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz; and 70 miles from overlooking the Chemung River where Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Antil is an award winning author of Historical Fiction and Non Fiction humor. He writes of life in the shadows of WWII, using characters he grew up with. Born the seventh child of a seventh son of a seventh son, Antil began writing before he was ten. Antil was raised by a strong male role model, his devoted father and three very strong women, his mother and two older sisters provided a sensitive keel to his life journey. Woman play very strong and important roles in all Antil's novels. Antil favorite authors include, John Steinberg, Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote and some of Mark Twain. Antil is noted for his impeccable research on all backdrops of any of his work. His historical fiction being used in schools worldwide and his non fiction in marketing forums and classes at the college and university graduate level.

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