The small back room
Balchin, Nigel, 1908-19702015
Book
Sammy Rice is a weapons scientist, one of the 'back room boys' of the Second World War. A crippling disability has left him cynical and disillusioned - he struggles with a drink problem at home, and politics and petty pride at work. Worse still, he fears he is not good enough for the woman he loves. The stakes are raised when the enemy begin to drop a new type of booby-trapped bomb, causing many casualties. Only Sammy has the know-how to diffuse it - and as he comes face to face with real danger, all his old inadequacies return to haunt him. Can he finally prove his worth and put his demons to rest?
Main title:
The small back room / Nigel Balchin.
Author:
Balchin, Nigel, 1908-1970, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
Collation:
192 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781474601160 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1775325