Intrusion: WWII. Two boys. A fateful rivalry (A Relative Invasion) (Volume 1), by Rosalind Minett
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A coming of age trilogy set in WWII. Book One, Intrusion. In 1937, war threatens, not only in Europe but in Billy's home too with the arrival of his frail, artistic cousin. Idolised Kenneth is a charming villain, but avaricious and predatory. The emotions that enable Hitler’s rise - envy over power, desire for new territory - now ferment at home. Emotionally neglected by parents, bullied by uncle and manipulated by cousin, Billy imagines he owns the precious Cossack sabre his father’s work colleague has shown him. It sustains Billy through Kenneth’s invasions, through disruption, evacuation and then the shock of war. As the bombing of London begins, the whole family is evacuated to the country and Billy for the second time faces new challenges but also delights.
Intrusion: WWII. Two boys. A fateful rivalry (A Relative Invasion) (Volume 1), by Rosalind Minett- Amazon Sales Rank: #7472959 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-13
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .59" w x 5.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 260 pages
Review ".. .A powerful and compelling narrative with strong and relatable characters. (It) offers an evocative portrayal of England's war-time home front," Harper Collins"... thoroughly enjoyed the book. The research is meticulously done with convincing historical detail - without descending into a history lesson . . . the characters are carefully drawn and very believable as real people. Historical Novel Society" . . .the stark times of wartime Britain superbly evoked with just the simplest of brush strokes . . .truly impressive."Frank Kusy Rupee Millionaires"Minett weaves a powerful and compelling narrative with strong and relatable characters, and offers an evocative portrayal of England's war-time home front. Billy is immediately sympathetic and Minett perfectly captures a child's viewpoint, adding a gentle and honest humour to the story. The mounting tensions between Billy and Kenneth parallel the rising agitation in Europe . . .. In terms of dialogue, it rings true both between the children and strained conversation of the adults. The author is deft in capturing that sense of tightly controlled emotions in the parents' characters . . ." Harper Collins editor "I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The research is meticulously done with convincing historical detail " Historical Novel Society "Billy is a very sympathetic character without Minett ever resorting to a bathos of sentiment. Kenneth is a subtly nasty creation and a real credit to the author. The historical detail is rich, believable but un-intrusive. I especially like how Billy is facing his own 'Hitler' figure within his own home, while the grown up incarnation of Kenneth is just beginning his sweeping career of atrocity in Europe. Big or small, tyrants need to be confronted, evil fought and hopefully defeated. This is apparent in the story without an irritating moralising edge. Cap that performance with a Minett's gripping and well executed prose and you have a jewel of a book. " Tales of a Librarian, website review Every character in the novel comes to life under Minett's insightful prose, but Billy takes a special place in the reader's heart as he endeavors to make sense of the terrible things that have begun happening to him. He is at turns taunted by his cousin with lies and fearsome truths - having, then, to decipher which is which - and berated by his family for the stammer that undoubtedly arises as the result of his constant worry. His experience is put to the page through a touchingly honest narrative that captures the innocence of youth and draws from the reader an even deeper affection for the charming young hero. With a true mastering of the era and her characters, Minett sets readers up for a captivating series with Intrusion. Review © Casee Marie, published on LiteraryInklings.com Very strong writing this, a book pleading to become a film. Rosalind Minett is becoming an upper echelon writer. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, Amazon Vine Voice, top 100 reviewer
From the Author This is the first book in a trilogy, A Relative Invasion. I didn't intend to write historical fiction but my main character, Billy, is aged five in 1937 when the story begins, and in his twenties by the end of Book 3. Therefore, I found myself researching his period to set in context his story; one of rivalry from his manipulative cousin, Kenneth.The first inkling of the book came when an elderly man recounted being the last child chosen by prospective billeting locals during the rounds of a village where his school had been evacuated. That was all. However, it started me thinking of how resilient children would have needed to have been during WW2. I don't know where Kenneth came from. He's very live for readers because many men in their thirties have told me that his behaviour resonates with their own experience (decades later).Rivalry is a human condition, and I had not reached the end of Book One before I realized that Billy's situation and Kenneth's emotions mirrored those that enabled Hitler's rise to power: envy, a desperate desire for power - and territory.The trilogy is therefore named A Relative Invasion, but you will have to read to find out whether Kenneth was more successful than Hitler in invading his ultimate target.
About the Author Rosalind Minett (writing name) studied in Birmingham, Sussex and Exeter universities and enjoyed a career as a chartered psychologist. The inner life of her characters drives her plots whether the genre is humour, historical or crime. She relishes quirkiness, and loves creating complex characters of all ages. She lives in the South West and spends her time writing, sculpting and painting. Her writing blog is at http://characterfulwriter.com where she discusses writing and other art from, reviews translated fiction and new books that have not yet found fame. Rosalind's other books: Me-Time Tales:Tea breaks for mature women and curious men. This collection of ironic short stories has its own blog where the characters do the talking: http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blogspot.com Crime shorts: a series of e-books Forthcoming novels: The Parody, a psychological drama featuring adult male twins and a Pandora's box. Speechless, a psychological drama about a family whose child stops speaking.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Relative Invasion: Intrusion By Lucy Middlemass A Relative Invasion - Intrusion tells the story of Billy, a little boy growing up during World War II. It’s beautifully observed, full of humour and stand-out characters. Minett is particularly talented in using the child’s perspective to understand her adult characters.As the war comes closer to home, Billy’s life is disrupted by his visiting cousin Kenneth. Kenneth is a wonderful villain – the character I enjoyed most, despite feeling some guilt. Kenneth is a handsome, evil little chap who wheedles his way into Billy’s toy box, bedroom and life. Although my sympathies were always with sweet, stuttering Billy, Kenneth is so cleverly, subtly horrible, he’s irresistible. Everything for Billy is frustrating, unfair and unsayable. For Kenneth, it’s easy and natural.Intrusion has the pace of a gentler story, providing scope to explore Billy’s character and his family properly but never feels slow. There are plenty of points of intrigue and mystery, not least the neighbour’s sword.Until Billy’s war gives him the temporary freedom of evacuation, there’s unrelenting oppression. Billy is trapped by his inability to talk about the ways he’s wronged by Kenneth, and likewise his family is stuck in their stifling class-bound habits. Billy’s parents are darkly comic, and much of the humour comes from Billy’s father dealing with the son he doesn’t quite know what to do with.Some of the story has a menacing quality, something just off the page, which hints at darker things to come for Billy. War is a constant threat, but so is growing up and finding a voice of your own.I’ve loved this book for some time, and recommend it very highly.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. It Embodies a Timeless Truth By CW Prof In his brief lecture "Learning in War Time," delivered during World War II, C.S. Lewis pointed out that even in the midst of wars and other traumatic events, ordinary human activities still take up most of our lives. People, he points out, "propoound mathematical theorems in condemned cells, make jokes on scaffolds, discuss the last new poem while advancing to the walls of Quebec, and comb their hair at Thermopylae." Rosalind Minett's book caused me to reread that essay because it is one more vivid illustration of the truth that no matter how troubled the world is, boys still grow up doing boyish things, families function mostly in the same old ways, both well and badly, and the personal tension between two young persons can be just as engrossing to the reader as the fate of entire nations thrown into conflict.I was happy to purchase this one and will continue to read Ms Minett's work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. `I've got a cousin and he's coming to my house.' By Grady Harp British author Rosalind Minett began her career in the arts as a dancer - in RADA (for those outside the UK, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) - but switched directions when she studied psychology at Birmingham, Sussex and Exeter universities and became a Psychologist. This combination of experience offers her the ability to crawl inside the psyches of her characters while creating a proscenium arch setting in intricate details for her chosen subject - whether writing comedy, historically influenced novels or crime tales - before enjoying a career as a chartered psychologist. She is successfully able to wear the twin masks of comedy/tragedy and still maintain a rather phenomenal sense of finding the humor in the worst of situations and the compensatory dark side of the best of incidents. She is a hell of a fine writer!While the bookshelves (and Kindle tablets) are filled with stories of WW II and the manner in which England survived that period of history, very few have explored the subject of the interplay of off island youngsters and people as they interacted in England during that horror - especially the little known (outside of England) fact of the evacuation of children and women to small villages outside of London during the blitz for safe keeping during the assault. Rosalind accomplishes just that in pairing cousins and the stress and eventual growth such situations permitted.The book is so beautifully scribed that the author's synopsis best distills the plot: `1937 South London. The adults fear Hitler and the threat of war. Billy faces one of his own at home when he is introduced to his frail and artistic cousin. He soon discovers that idolized Kenneth is darkly manipulative. Just as the Germans' envy of power and desire for new territory led to Hitler's rise, so those feelings ferment between the boys. Bullied and invaded, Billy imagines he owns the Cossack sabre he has secretly seen at the house of his father's friend. Later he is to learn its dreadful story. Soon he is an evacuee, separated from his family and shocked by the poverty in his foster billet. His foster family loves him but, returning to Wandsworth, Billy finds Kenneth in command. With the terror of bombing, Billy escapes again to the country, now to a different billet. How will he manage this new situation and will Kenneth, billeted near Billy's mother, take over Billy's place in the family?'Very strong writing this, a book pleading to become a film. Rosalind Minett is becoming an upper echelon writer. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, March 15
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