A charming pastoral legend of old

Liechtenstein is balanced by an

account of the war-torn love affairs

of an American airman stationed in

the Midlands during the forties.

The two subjects could scarcely be

more dissimilar. But both bear the

unmistakable stamp of Paul Gallico's unique gift for telling a story and for celebrating life- even

in the midst of the most ordinary

even sordid, reality.