Author | H. E. Bates |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Michael Joseph (UK) Farrar, Straus &Co (US) |
Publication date | 1964 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Pages | 248 |
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.[1]
In the summer of 1940, 19-year-old Elizabeth Cartwright lives a secluded and privileged life in a village in Kent.[2] 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.
Reviews were mixed:
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[4]
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