Series: The Avenue
by Author R.F. Delderfield
Book
The Avenue Goes to War (1976)
This is part two of "The Avenue"-- to be read after The Dreaming Suburb. I really enjoy the second part more because learning about what the English suffered and how they persevered against Hitler is amazing. There are lots of long political rants that are tedious but either side of those rants...
Book
The Dreaming Suburb (1977)
A long-time favorite. The pair of books comprising "The Avenue" is the story of a British community, focusing on four of its families. THE DREAMING SUBURB runs from the end of WWI until Britain began to fight WWII. Delderfield had a wonderful ability to create humanity and endow them with engagin...