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    Ten Days One Guernsey Summer: Guernsey Trilogy, #1
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    Guernsey Trilogy Series

    By Tony Brassell

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    Despite many scares during Napoleonic times, and losing many men during the first world war, life in the British Channel Island of Guernsey had proved relatively stable, and by and large economically successful. Ship building, trading, quarrying, tourism, horticulture, agriculture, and fishing had been the way of life for the hard working "little people of Guernsey" as Victor Hugo described them. Then Europe, and later the world, became gripped in a second big war.

     

    By the time the second world war started, the Guernsey militia no longer existed, as it had in the first world war, but the young men of the island signed up, as they always had, to fight for King and Country. The British military presence on the island slipped away and the island was declared a demilitarized zone. France fell and Britain stood alone. Guernsey and the Channel Islands stood in full view of occupied France, a tempting target, British to the core and ripe for picking. To some people living in Guernsey, it seemed inevitable that the Germans would come, but others hoped the islands would be left in peace. Decisions had to be made.

    The summer of 1940 would change people forever and life would never be the same again for every Channel Islander.

     

    This is the story of just one family caught up in this momentous period of history, little did they know how their lives would change, little did they know how decisions made then, would lead to new lives and new experiences. They had just a few hours to toss the coin of destiny and make the biggest decision of their lives.

     

    What would you have done?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTony Brassell
    Release dateApr 27, 2023
    Ten Days One Guernsey Summer: Guernsey Trilogy, #1

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      Ten Days One Guernsey Summer: Guernsey Trilogy, #1

      Tony Brassell
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      Despite many scares during Napoleonic times, and losing many men during the first world war, life in the British Channel Island of Guernsey had proved relatively stable, and by and large economically successful. Ship building, trading, quarrying, tourism, horticulture, agriculture, and fishing had been the way of life for the hard working "little people of Guernsey" as Victor Hugo described them. Then Europe, and later the world, became gripped in a second big war.   By the time the second world war started, the Guernsey militia no longer existed, as it had in the first world war, but the young men of the island signed up, as they always had, to fight for King and Country. The British military presence on the island slipped away and the island was declared a demilitarized zone. France fell and Britain stood alone. Guernsey and the Channel Islands stood in full view of occupied France, a tempting target, British to the core and ripe for picking. To some people living in Guernsey, it seemed inevitable that the Germans would come, but others hoped the islands would be left in peace. Decisions had to be made. The summer of 1940 would change people forever and life would never be the same again for every Channel Islander.   This is the story of just one family caught up in this momentous period of history, little did they know how their lives would change, little did they know how decisions made then, would lead to new lives and new experiences. They had just a few hours to toss the coin of destiny and make the biggest decision of their lives.   What would you have done?

      Despite many scares during Napoleonic times, and losing many men during the first world war, life in the British Channel Island of Guernsey had proved relatively stable, and by and large economically successful. Ship building, trading, quarrying, tourism, horticulture, agriculture, and fishing had been the way of life for the hard working "little people of Guernsey" as Victor Hugo described them. Then Europe, and later the world, became gripped in a second big war.   By the time the second world war started, the Guernsey militia no longer existed, as it had in the first world war, but the young men of the island signed up, as they always had, to fight for King and Country. The British military presence on the island slipped away and the island was declared a demilitarized zone. France fell and Britain stood alone. Guernsey and the Channel Islands stood in full view of occupied France, a tempting target, British to the core and ripe for picking. To some people living in Guernsey, it seemed inevitable that the Germans would come, but others hoped the islands would be left in peace. Decisions had to be made. The summer of 1940 would change people forever and life would never be the same again for every Channel Islander.   This is the story of just one family caught up in this momentous period of history, little did they know how their lives would change, little did they know how decisions made then, would lead to new lives and new experiences. They had just a few hours to toss the coin of destiny and make the biggest decision of their lives.   What would you have done?

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    Tony Brassell

    Tony’s serious writing started with his Guernsey trilogy. Ten Days One Guernsey Summer was the first in the trilogy. It tells the real story of how his grandparents left the Island just before it was invaded by Hitler’s armies in the summer of 1940. To produce a novel based on their story he had to fictionalize the timeline a little, and add the story of a German Pilot, who was involved in the bombing of Guernsey, just before the invasion. Journey Home and then finally the Battle for Guernsey quickly followed, both complete works of fiction, the latter falling under the genre of Alternative History. He then turned to his favourite reading genre, science fiction, and started the Warriors of Sol series which has evolved over the years. It has been influenced by his interest in Roman History. Project 75 was the first book, with A New Future following quickly in its wake. He suspended work on the third book in that series to focus on The Kangaroo Ace. That book started as a short story for a writing competition for the BBC, but as an indie writer he was not allowed to enter. That drove him to fully develop the idea into a novel. Tony loved the research aspect of The Kangaroo Ace, particularly the idea that a female pilot could have secretly flown in the First World War. The Witches of Witherwack, River of Blood followed and Book Two in that series, was started just before Christmas 2022. At that time the decision was made to move back to Guernsey. The decision was purely to be with family. Tony’s love for Sunderland has not diminished as can be seen by the way he portrays the area in these books. Tony has also started a personal memoir called the Chimney Sweeps Apprentice and the third in his science fiction series is well under way. He was so engrossed with the idea for a DI Karen Dee novel, that he has temporarily dropped everything to focus on the Witches of Witherwack stories which he hopes you will enjoy. Tony already has an idea for a third story so look out for more adventures from the Witches, in and around Sunderland, and the beautiful Northeast of England. As well as writing, Tony builds, hosts and maintains websites for businesses and private individuals and during lockdown in 2020 he picked up his paint brushes again. You can see some of his work and links to his other books and his web work on www.tonybrassell.co.uk

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