Infiltration

Rosalind Minett

Aug 2018 · A Relative Invasion Book 2 · Rosalind Minett

About this ebook

This is the second book in the trilogy, A Relative Invasion, and takes Billy from September 1940 to just after VE Day, in the summer of 1945. His second evacuation isn't all unhappy by any means, but it does bring new challenges both physical and emotional.Taking off from where Book 1 ended, Billy is placed in a foster home some miles from his mother, sister, aunt and Kenneth, who taunts Billy about this. "I'll be like Jill's big brother."  It's another psychological invasion - but events allow matters to become much more complicated. Even though safe away from war in the country, both cousins face great difficulties that they must overcome. This book ends as war in Europe ends, but the boys' fateful rivalry is destined to continue into adolescence and further.

Ratings and reviews

Set during the darkest days of World War II, Rosalind Minett writes about the emotions and subtleties of people within families. It is done with such skill to create a wonderful book. With Intrusion, book one of this series, the author shows us the inner workings of a family that has many members trying to be seen as the best, even if it means putting others down. With Infiltration we see this family pulled apart as they are evacuated or sent to war. Billy, the young son evacuated to the country, gets to see a way of life very different from his own not only in terms of lifestyle but in terms of affection and emotional support. It’s meticulously researched with the inclusion of many details of life from the 1940’s such speech patterns and food brands. It’s as close as you can get to being there while reading a book. It’s a compelling story that I found I simply could not put down. Naturally I’m extremely keen to read the third and final part of the trilogy.

About the author

Rosalind's career as a psychologist allowed intensive understanding of how people think, learn, feel, behave. As a writer,  it is the inner life of her characters that drives her plots whether the genre is humour, historical or crime. Her short stories have been included in anthologies and performed on stage in Bath.

She lives in the South West of England and enjoys theatre, walking, sculpting and painting. 

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