This book is set in a town outside of London during The Blitz and tells a story about, among other things, a boarding house feud that ends in a surprising way. It’s narrated in third person, but you are very much in the head of the protagonist, Miss Roach, for most of the book. This is a style that I find myself enjoying whenever I come across it (e.g. in Clare Sestanovich’s new novel), and after reading this book I learned that it has a name: free indirect speech! The main antagonist, Mr. Thwaites, sucks so much!