A review by trin
Pastoral by Nevil Shute

hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Intentionally optimistic wartime -- as in set in <i>and</i> written during WWII -- novel, about an RAF pilot and a signals operator who fall gently and realistically in love at their camp outside Oxford. Beyond the well-characterized relationships, which extend to the pilot's crew and other workers in the camp, Shute also delivers some very intense battle scenes. 

I dumped my copy of [book:The Moving Toyshop|831916] at a hotel in Inverness in exchange for this; huge upgrade.