1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother – and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied fire-bombing in the end-game of the Second World War.
Escaping the Allies’ advance from the West – and also the advancing Russian armies from the East – this extraordinary trio of refugees meet: a downed RAF officer, cowering in a barn; a homeless school choir on the run and their Countess saviour, harbouring them from the Nazis; and the mechanised American cavalry, appearing over the horizon.
It is Lizzie’s story – but Marlene, the elephant, is the heroine. Plodding, obdurate,...
Space expands as William Hammond joins the Exeter based team as a Commercial Property Consultant.
William previously worked for Ashfords LLP in Exeter and is a solicitor with, amongst others, commercial property and construction law experience. With William’s excellent background and local commercial property knowledge, he is able to view client requirements from a different angle to fulfil and exceed their expectations. William commented “This is an exciting opportunity for me with this dynamic and highly client focused company and I look forward to the challenges that this change...