Darkness Falls from the Air
by Nigel Balchin
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The classic novel of the London Blitz, DARKNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR captures the chaos, absurdity and ultimately the tragedy of life during the bombardment. Bill Sarratt is a civil servant working on the war effort. Thwarted at every turn by bureaucracy and the vested interests of big business, the seemingly unflappable Bill is also on the verge of losing his wife Marcia to a literary poseur named Stephen. As the bombs continue to fall, Bill must decide whether he his willing to compromise show more his principles and prevent his life from crumbling before his very eyes. show lessTags
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Great exploration of the life of a government worker during the London Blitz in WWII.
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- Original publication date
- 1942
- People/Characters
- Bill Sarratt
- Important events
- Blitz (1940)
- Epigraph
- Brightness falls from the air,
Queens have died young and fair,
Dust hath closed Helen's eye... - First words
- I stopped at about seven.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It went out, and then it was darker than ever.
- Blurbers
- Betjeman, John; Sinclair, Andrew; Rendell, Ruth
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- English
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