← H. E. BatesLove for Lydiaby H. E. BatesNovel of passionate love in wartime EnglandFind on Amazon↗About the authorH. E. BatesBates was one of the most accomplished English short story writers of the twentieth century, whose tales of rural life and nature owe much to Chekhov and Lawrence. Fair Stood the Wind for France is his finest novel.More by H. E. BatesFair Stood the Wind for FranceNovel of British soldiers in occupied France during World War Two→The Purple PlainNovel of a British RAF pilot's struggle and redemption in Burma→The Darling Buds of MayPastoral novel of a Kentish farming family's joys and sorrows→The Scarlet Sword→
