Pied Piper (1942) - Nevil Shute

Nevil Shute

Category: Adventure

Narrator: David Rintoul

Tags: Adventure, Classic, Adults

Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins Release date: 12-13-12 Publisher: Audible Studios, John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France, but during his stay the Nazis invade. Howard must try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. ., Crossing France with his young charges seems simple enough at firstuntil the Germans invade, rendering them fugitives. As Howard struggles to sneak across France, he picks up several more helpless children of various nationalities. They walk for miles in an endless river of refugees, strafed by German planes and hiding in barns at night., By the time Howard and his flock of little ones reach the Channel, his plan of escaping on a fishing boat has become utterly impossible, and in their final confrontation with the invaders, all their lives are at stake, The author weaves together smaller story lines throughout the book. Nevil