The action of this novel, volume 2 of the "Destivel" saga, takes place just after the war in 1945-1947. We catch up with the characters of "A French Pilot in Gaitford" in very different settings. May 1945: peace in Europe. Colonel Philippe Destivel of the French Air Force must return to France and life with his cantankerous mother, Maggy, and his children. In the meantime, his English girlfriend, Victoria, will soon give birth in London. How will...