In the aftermath of the Normandy invasion, Bandy continues to bob
through the ranks like a cork at sea, persecuted by one of his
pilots and pursued by Gwinny, who just can't understand why her
attempt to have him convicted of treason has soured their
relationship. Love rears its (elegant, Belgian) head again, the
King needs a man of tact and discretion for a delicate post-war job
in Germany, and there's an embarrassing parcel of ladies undies to
explain, not to mention just why a half-clothed Bandy
(unfortunately, not the right half) is in bed with George Garanine,
that lazy, loveable failed Bandy-assassin. From Normandy to
Brussels to Yalta to Moscow, Bandy's career path is as labyrinthine
as ever, strewn with bottles, battles, and brasshat
blood-pressure.
Of most crucial concern to our hero, as 1944 draws to a close and
1945 sees the last grim push of the war beginning -- boozing pal
Philby of the SIS couldn't possibly have any reason to get Bandy
sent to the Yalta Conference except as a translator, right? And
Stalin can't really be out to get Bandy, just because he happens to
know that a certain Soviet leader was once a Tsarist agent
provocateur. After all, we all know Uncle Joe isn't the type to
hold a grudge.
Will Bandy survive? Will he get the, er, mature, middle-aged lady
(unaccountably still in love with her lazy, loveable, long-lost
husband)? Will a plane be purloined? Will his last few hairs hold
out?
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Best known for his Bandy Papers series of novels about air ace Bartholomew Bandy (the series has won three Leacock medals for humour), Donald Jack also wrote numerous radio, TV, and stage plays, including the first original Canadian play performed on the main stage at the Stratford Festival, and the first Canadian television play broadcast simultaneously to both the US and Canada.
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