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That Summer (Greig novel)

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That Summer
AuthorAndrew Greig
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherFaber & Faber
Publication date
2000
Publication placeScotland
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages271 pp
ISBN0-571-20473-2
OCLC46602244

That Summer is the fourth novel by Scottish writer Andrew Greig. It was retitled The Clouds Above: A Novel of Love and War for the U.S. market.

Plot summary

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It is June 1940. Working class Len Westbourne, an inexperienced fighter pilot, falls in love with Stella Gardam, a more worldly radar operator. Stella's friend Maddy is killed in a bombing raid and Len's squadron colleague, Polish pilot Tad, dies in a flying accident.

Told in alternate chapters from the perspectives of Len and Stella, That Summer is a love story told against the background of the Battle of Britain. Len is injured when his Hawker Hurricane crashes and goes off to recuperate with Stella in the countryside.

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