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Content introduction: The   Evening   Chorus  serenades   people   brutally   marked   by   war,   yet   enduring   to   live  —  and   relish  —  the   tiny   pleasures   of   another   day.   With   her   trademark   prose  —  exquisitely   limpid  —  Humphreys   convinces   us   of   the   birdlike   strength   of   the   powerless.”  —  Emma   Donoghue Downed   during   his   first   mission,   James   Hunter   is   taken   captive   as   a   German   POW.   To   bide   the   time,   he   studies   a   nest   of   redstarts   at   the   edge   of   camp.   Some   prisoners   plot   escape;   some   are   shot.   And   then,   one   day,   James   is   called   to   the   Kommandant’s   office. Meanwhile,   back   home,   James’s   new   wife,   Rose,   is   on   her   own,   free   in   a   way   she   has   never   known.   Then,   James’s   sister,   Enid,   loses   everything   during   the   Blitz   and   must   seek   shelter   with   Rose.   In   a   cottage   near   Ashdown   forest,   the   two   women   jealously   guard   secrets,   but   form   a   surprising   friendship.   Each   of   these   characters   will   find   unexpected   freedom   amid   war’s   privations   and   discover   confinements   that   come   with   peace.  The   Evening   Chorus  is   a   beautiful,   astonishing   examination   of   love,   loss,   escape,   and   the   ways   in   which   the   intrusions   of   the   natural   world   can   save   us. The   Evening   Chorus  sparkles.”  — Jo   Baker A  poised,   lyrical   novel   about   the   griefs   of   war,   written   with   poetic   intensity   of   observation.”  — Helen   Dunmore “This   riveting   novel   is   a   song.   Listen.”  — Richard   Bausch ISBN number:9780544348691 Language:English Publication time:February 3, 2015 Number of pages:208 author:Humphreys, Helen