The Longest Trench

In The Longest Trench, Geoffrey Lewis tells a story of the canals between August 1914 and November 1918; the story of two families, working their boats through the years of conflict, fighting for victory in their own way in the world they knew best. Careful research and Mr Lewis' own knowledge of the canals make this novel a realistic picture of the life of the boating people in the days of horse-drawn narrowboats, and once again his characters become real people whose fortunes matter to his ardent readers: Joy and sadness meet them along the way as news from the various theatres of war is received, while the burgeoning romance between a boy and girl carries us along towards Armistice Day.