Guests of War

When the children of industrial Gowburgh are evacuated to the quiet Scottish village of Langrigg, the contrast is stark. The village prides itself on order, cleanliness and calm. But as the evacuees arrive, tensions rise, and this quiet enclave must reckon with the realities of war, class and community. This reprint of a 1956 classic includes an introduction from IWM, which puts the novel in historical context