Morgan Bailey

1947. On a beach, Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel restaurant, mother of a little boy, meets François, a rich and cultivated student. The force of attraction that pushes them towards each other is commensurate with the secrecy that each carries. If we know what Madeleine wants to leave behind by following this young man, we discover over time, what François is desperately trying to flee by mixing Madeleine's fate with his.

Stains and Snow are fleeing from the police when they seek refuge in the dingy flat of Boothy, a desperate addict, and his friend Patrick. As the young men navigate the dangers of their environment, they find themselves in a web of drug operations and their ruthless handler, Frank.

The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.