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Language English Media type Print Originally published 1964 Page count 248 | 4.1/5 Publication date 1964 Pages 248 Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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H. E. Bates books The Two Sisters, Triple Echo, The scarlet sword, The Cruise of the Breadwinner, The Jacaranda Tree |
A Moment in Time is a 1964 novel written by English author H. E. Bates. He based the setting for most of the story on Shopswyke House, a Georgian mansion in Tangmere, West Sussex to which Bates himself was assigned.
Contents
Plot Introduction
In the summer of 1940, 19-year-old Elizabeth Cartwright lives a secluded and privileged life in a village in Kent. Her world is turned upside down with the arrival of a group of RAF officers who requisition her family home as a base. She immediately falls for Bill Ogilvie with an old sports-car, then marries 'Splodge' but the life of an RAF pilot is a dangerous one as it comes as no real surprise when tragedy strikes.
Reception
Reviews were mixed:
Adaptation
It was adapted into a 4-part television mini-series in 1979 for the BBC starring Alison Elliott as Elizabeth, John Moulder-Brown as Bill Ogilvie, and Robin Davies as Splodge