Book Comp: Hearts of Stone

[Ageing_Gracefully]

Simon Scarrow is well known as a writer of historical fiction, especially of Roman times. Here he is starting a new era in that he writes about WW2. Set on Lefkas Island in Greece pre and during WW2 this is the tale of a German who spent his holidays in the area pre-war befriending a local Greek boy of the same age, then comes back as an intelligence officer for the Germans during the occupation.

There are three copies of this book available for grabs - a must for Simon Scarrow fans. Competition can be found here: Hearts of Stone

Competition will run until Sunday 21 June 2015​

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[janner]

Innit

 

[Topstop]

Done

 

[Dredd]

Aye, done.

Q1 - Not sure

Q2 - Think so, but couldn't find any actual confirmation

Q3 - Definitely got right answer for that one.

That was hard that yin.

 

[WreckerL]

Done

 

[Joint_Force_Harrier]

I'm in

 

[Stokers-Plaything]

Entered In!

 

[Polto]

Got to be innit to winnit.

 

[Sumo]

Agree with Dredd tuff one

 

[Ageing_Gracefully]

Still time to enter for the latest from this excellent historical fiction writer.

 

[Ageing_Gracefully]

OK, all finished and winners drawn, and they are:

@amapola
@Dredd
@Miner

Emails have gone out to you forr contact details, asap and I will get the book out to you.

Answers:

Q1 The Island of Lefkas was reputedly the site of the suicide of the Goo Saphos (other spellings are available!!)

Q2 The Ottomans named the Island after St Mary

Q3 The Italians controlled this part of Greece under the tripartite Axis agreement.

There is still the competition for Gordon Corrigan's excellent book about the Battle of Waterloo, strangely called Waterloo. Details here: Waterloo Competition