Their Finest: Now a major film starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy

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Now a major film starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy.It’s 1940. In a small advertising agency in Soho, Catrin Cole writes snappy lines for Vida Elastic and So-Bee-Fee gravy browning. But the nation is in peril, all skills are transferable and there’s a place in the war effort for those who have a knack with words.Catrin is conscripted into the world of propaganda films. After a short spell promoting the joy of swedes for the Ministry of Food, she finds herself writing dialogue for ‘Just an Ordinary Wednesday’, a heart-warming but largely fabricated ‘true story’ about rescue and romance on the beaches of Dunkirk. And as bombs start to fall on London, she discovers that there’s just as much drama, comedy and passion behind the scenes as there is in front of the camera . . .Originally published as Their Finest Hour and a Half

Additional information

Weight 0.22 kg
Dimensions 2.6 × 11 × 17.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

416

publisher

Year Published

2017-4-6

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1784163023

About The Author

Lissa Evans has written books for both adults and children, including the bestselling Old Baggage, Their Finest Hour and a Half (filmed as Their Finest), Small Change for Stuart and Wed Wabbit, both shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and Small Bomb at Dimperley.

Review Quote

[Lissa Evans] displays a fine eye for detail and for the absurdities involved in filming. She also brilliantly evokes the disruption and dangers of wartime London. This funny, heart-warming and beautifully crafted novel is a must-read

Other text

Beautifully written, minutely observed and researched, evocative and very funny tale