Title: The Shepherd
Author: Frederick Forsyth
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 124
Synopsis:
It is Christmas Eve, 1957, and there are cozier places to be than the cockpit of a de Havilland Vampire fighter plane. But for the Royal Air Force pilot who has just taken off from West Germany, this single-seat jet is the only way to make it back to England for Christmas morning. His flight plan is simple; the fuel tank is full. In sixty-six minutes, he will be back in Blighty. But then the plane begins to fail. First the compass goes haywire, then the radio dies. Lost and alone above the English coast, the pilot is searching for a landing strip when the fog closes in, signaling certain death. He has given up hope when a second shadow appears—a Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II vintage. The plane is a “shepherd,” guiding the Vampire to a safe landing, and its appearance is a gift from fate, a miracle out of time—but for one lonely pilot, the mystery has just begun.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
This may have been the quickest read that I read all of this year, as I was done with this book in less than an hour of reading it. So this might be a very quick review. The story is simple it’s about a young pilot trying to get home for Christmas when everything starts going wrong but is saved by a ghost pilot or ghost shepherd. This is a very short and pleasant read, and yeah there isn’t too much to say other than that tbh. It’s an okay read but it’s not mind-blowing or anything like that.
If there is one thing I highly recommend you do, is to listen to the Audio version done by Alan Maitland. The Audio is top-notch, and it’s something I listen to almost every single Christmas Eve. You can listen to it here on Youtube, in case you are interested.
Rating:
Spencer's Bookcase 