A feel-good story about the French Resistance that might very well inspire more than a few designers and engineers. McAllister effectively turns what could have been a humdrum story about car design into a real page-turner and a daring tale. Half-silly, half-serious and full of human interest, The Tin Snail brings 10- to 14-year-olds into endearing and unusual company. Illustrated with panache in pen and ink by Sam Usher.įeel-good, funny, romping, filmic adventureĪ fresh and madcap novel. Plus it has a human element: the plot revolves round the designer’s young son, and his wan hopes that the car will help his parents stay together. Read more the German invaders, into a story of the Resistance, which is saying something. Author of The Demon Undertaker and The Tin Snail.oh, and I also write Corrie. It manages to turn the struggle to invent the Citroen as the first people’s car, and then to keep its design from. I honestly never thought I’d find myself reading, let alone taken with, a book about the making of a French motor car but The Tin Snail by Cameron McAllister is a thoroughly engaging read.
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