The Tartan Pimpernel

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Summary: Slightly biased review from a distant relative
Review: The Rev Dr. Donald Caskie was not a novelist, but he wrote well and he lived a remarkable life. The first half of this book is the story of how he, as a leader of the Church of Scotland in occupied France, operated part of an "underground railway" to rescue Allied POWs and get them to safe ground. The situations he describes are scary, funny, and profound. The last half of the book takes a very different turn (spoiler). I am ordering the book now from Amazon because I haven't read it in a while, but I recall quite a few spiritual passages while he was in prison. He simply tried to live his life and be the man he was under terrible circumstances. Maybe 40 or more years ago there was a movie made of this book, and there was an announcement last year that the BBC would be doing a new mini-series of the story, but I haven't seen it yet.

Rating:
Summary: Slightly biased review from a distant relative
Review: The Rev Dr. Donald Caskie was not a novelist, but he wrote well and he lived a remarkable life. The first half of this book is the story of how he, as a leader of the Church of Scotland in occupied France, operated part of an "underground railway" to rescue Allied POWs and get them to safe ground. The situations he describes are scary, funny, and profound. The last half of the book takes a very different turn (spoiler). I am ordering the book now from Amazon because I haven't read it in a while, but I recall quite a few spiritual passages while he was in prison. He simply tried to live his life and be the man he was under terrible circumstances. Maybe 40 or more years ago there was a movie made of this book, and there was an announcement last year that the BBC would be doing a new mini-series of the story, but I haven't seen it yet.