Stoker Trilogy Book III - Acceptance

It is January 1940. Tall broad-shouldered and handsome Charlie Stoker is loved by everyone. Seen by all as the man who has it all he is tortured by the belief that he lives a lie a double life. His religious upbringing and inborn sense of righteousness demand that he resolve his problem but WWII intervenes. Charlie Bobby Harry Bateson Billy Walters and even mild Percy Spence vanish to serve their country. <br>While Charlie completes his army training Sally Spence gives birth to a beautiful daughter Shirley and Charlie becomes godfather to his own child. Then the 'phoney' war explodes. The drama of Dunkirk is followed by the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. London is in chaos. The lives of all those associated with the Stokers are endangered by the constant threat of the never-ending air raids. With all the men absent their families spend their nights in Anderson shelters or hiding behind black-out curtains. Somehow stirred by Winston Churchill's passionate speeches they keep up their spirits and find a way for most to survive. <br>Charlie becomes a commando officer who endures some of the fiercest battles of the war in Europe. He is saved from near death by the French Resistance; then later he leads his men through the entire Italian Campaign. His experiences there teach him to see his problems in a different light. Is there at last a path to acceptance?