This is really a shot in the dark but I've tried googling and amazon and come up blank
I'm looking for a copy of a paperback book, I read and re-read to death; About 15 years ago, I was stuck in hospital for about seven weeks and I read dozens of books but this particular one, really kept my interest, as I say; I read it time and time again, I had got it from the book trolley that came round and it ended up going home with me In my defence, I donated 3 dozen books, of various sorts, to the ward when I returned, for my first checkup after going home.
The book was a fair age when I got my hands on it and it eventually fell to bits.
It's been about 14 years since.
Anyway, the title was something like " The Sniper" or possibly; "Snipers Tale" It was supposed to be the true story of a country lad, who had been a poacher, a crack shot and ended up killing dozens of German officers after D Day. He was awarded a medal by the King, among other things and I really would like to track down another copy.
The bloke came home after the war settled into a little cottage with his wife and I don't think he ever fired another shot. There was tagline on the cover about him having killed more Germans than anyone else, single handed or something like that anyway
It was one of these tales that keeps flashing back to the lead characters youth, for example him and the lads from the village, sabotaged the village snow plough, early one very snowy morning; by pushing it over a bank into a huge snowdrift, burying it and cutting off the village for days.
This is about the best I can do as far as describing the book I'm afraid,I know its a bit vague but it's 14 years since it fell to bits and was chucked out.
Any help would really be appreciated
cheers
Steve
I'm looking for a copy of a paperback book, I read and re-read to death; About 15 years ago, I was stuck in hospital for about seven weeks and I read dozens of books but this particular one, really kept my interest, as I say; I read it time and time again, I had got it from the book trolley that came round and it ended up going home with me
In my defence, I donated 3 dozen books, of various sorts, to the ward when I returned, for my first checkup after going home.The book was a fair age when I got my hands on it and it eventually fell to bits.
It's been about 14 years since.
Anyway, the title was something like " The Sniper" or possibly; "Snipers Tale" It was supposed to be the true story of a country lad, who had been a poacher, a crack shot and ended up killing dozens of German officers after D Day. He was awarded a medal by the King, among other things and I really would like to track down another copy.
The bloke came home after the war settled into a little cottage with his wife and I don't think he ever fired another shot. There was tagline on the cover about him having killed more Germans than anyone else, single handed or something like that anyway
It was one of these tales that keeps flashing back to the lead characters youth, for example him and the lads from the village, sabotaged the village snow plough, early one very snowy morning; by pushing it over a bank into a huge snowdrift, burying it and cutting off the village for days.
This is about the best I can do as far as describing the book I'm afraid,I know its a bit vague but it's 14 years since it fell to bits and was chucked out.
Any help would really be appreciated
cheers
Steve
