The Pearl River

Lots of research means that the characters, the locations and the service life all ring true and make a believable back drop to an absorbing story. An ideal book to read on holiday where you don't have to put the book down regularly. Thoroughly enjoyable read!

This is an absorbing and intelligent novel with engaging and believable characters. The author captures with perfection the atmosphere of the late 1940s when Britain had to reimagine her place in a post-war world. The plot is clever and compassionate,and the writing has great moments of tenderness but doesn't flinch from the suspicion, tension and brutality of life in Hong Kong on the wrong side of the tracks. Adam Devon and Hannah Shaw add a love interest and throughout the novel has a glorious nostalgic period feel. There's plenty of action in the air ad the RAF attempt to quell a threatened Chinese invasion. Highly recommended.

Finished ?? The Pearl River by Mark Butterworth! 5 ??'s Publish Day: February 28th, 2023 Kindle Unlimited: No Talks about the armed forces in a post war world in 1949 Definitely the perfect read for military buffs Held my attention the whole time Could be a great book for a high school history class or a college history class Highly recommend this book

Assured debut and beautifully paced, well observed historical fiction what an enjoyable piece of historical fiction this is. It's the mark of a good book, in my opinion, if it consumes you and in my case I read this quickly over a few days. I found the period chosen really interesting and gained some useful insights into the mindsets of servicemen in the immediate aftermath of WW2. The characters were well developed, believable and the dialogue well observed and historically plausible. Mark writes fluidly and there were plenty of clever plot twists that I didn't see coming at all. I really hope some of these characters get at least another run out as my expectation is that the next Mark Butterworth novel will be even better!