Blood of Honour John Fowles but little by little

but little by little

and beauty' New York Times Book Review

ripples on a pond wavering like plucked strings

'Luminous and enchanting

Blood of Honour John Fowles but little by littleNot only has a new subaltern, Guy Liddell, who seems determined to make life difficult, recently arrived on the island, but Tanner has offended Alopex, a powerful Cretan kapitan who has sworn to kill him. Then suddenly the Germans invade and British fortunes take another dive for the worst. At Hiraklion, Tanner and the rest of the 2nd Battalion Yorks Rangers find themselves battling in vicious close quarter fighting against the German paratroopers.