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This is one of the most delightfully beautiful books. I feel fortunate in owning it and will derive hours of pleasure from it. When the day grows hectic, it's a delight to pick it up and remind yourself of what really matters in life. It would make a wonderful gift for your mother or any special mother you know, even a new mom. A truly wonderful book!

The illustrations in this book are magnificent, and the words are beautiful. The book basically describes that anyone can be a kid at Christmastime as long as you believe.

I recommend this book to all fans of Mary Engelbreit's illustrations.

The book deals with one Detective Archer, a detective with Scotland Yard, which is itself under the command of a German police General. There is a murder to be solved, and as one might guess, there is more to the murder than meets the eye. Archer must solve the murder and deal with the political rivalries that affect his German masters.

Deighton's novel captures the sense of defeat--the dark, moody time (which in real life was only just barely averted) after the all hope is lost and the British have suffered utter defeat. But life goes on, and this is what SS-GB is really about. There is a story here, about seemingly real people, and Deighton tells it. This is a book that I have made a permanent part of my library, and I re-read it every couple of years. It is that kind of book.

However, it could have been different. Here is a book that explores life in Great Britain if the Nazi's had won. We follow a Scotland Yard Detective whose wife died in the bombing and whose son is growing up a captive. The King is imprisioned in the Tower and Churchill is dead. But life goes on. . .

A disturbing and dark look at what might have been.

The lyrics are the same, from book to book, but the fanciful illustrations in this one are enough to engage adults and children as they read this book together.

The perfect gift for any family whose Christmas tradition includes reading this classic!