John Richard Bell, “The Circumstantial Enemy” (Endeavour Press, 2017)

New Books in Literature · Apr 4, 2018 · 47m

We all imagine that, when put to the test, we will end up on the right side of history, however we define it. Nowhere is that statement more true than in reference to World War II. But sometimes people end up on the wrong side for reasons outside their control—even on a side they don’t believe in. Such is the fate that confronts Tony Babic, the hero of John Richard Bell‘s debut novel, The Circumstantial Enemy (Endeavour Press, 2017) based on the true story of his father-in-law’s life during the war. Tony, when we meet him, is a young pilot flying for the Croatian Air Force. His experience of…