Robert Harling Bücher

Hilarious and touching, this play for six women is set in a beauty parlour in Louisiana. Through four scenes spanning three years the staff and customers engage in small-town gossip but we see a deep strength and purposefulness emerge when Shelby - a diabetic - dies following a kidney transplant operation.

This is Robert Harling's account of his close and enduring friendship with one of the twentieth century's most iconic writers: Ian Fleming.

The memoir provides a unique perspective on the Battle of the Atlantic, detailing the author's firsthand experiences aboard the 'cockleshell corvettes.' It captures the challenges and dangers faced by these vessels as they confronted the U-boat threat, offering an original and personal account of wartime life at sea. Through vivid storytelling, the author reveals the bravery and resilience of those involved in this critical naval conflict.

A vivid and very human account of action on an Atlantic escort.