James Clavell told the full story of the three weeks it took them to achieve this in his 1986 bestseller, Whirlwind. In Escape he has taken out just one poignant thread from that epic narrative. The result is the moving and tender love story of Erikki, the blond Finnish pilot, and his beautiful high-born Iranian wife, Azadeh, whom he loves beyond safety and beyond politics...
"The English like eccentrics. They just don’t like them living next door." — Julian Clary Readers who love fish and chips and the odd spot of Morris dancing will revel in these hilarious quips ...