160 pages, plus a two page note. The front jacket suffers from two small closed tears at the head. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. ""The devastating experience of a lonely escaped prisoner who, through hungry weeks in German-occupied Italy, lost confidence and will and almost the bare wish to survive. It is an astonishing performance. With the very utmost skill, Mr. Monsey shows the agonising process in a man's mind of loss of all faith in life, and his pitiful and ultimately only just successful efforts to survive. The theme is a tremendous one, and it is astonishing how much of it Mr. Monsey encompasses in his novel." - The Observer