{"product_id":"love-ss-strong-as-death-book-signed-copy","title":"Love as Strong as Death : Ravilious, the Pilot, and the Missing Aircraft - signed copy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRavilious, the Pilot, and the Missing Aircraft - \u003c\/strong\u003eAUTHOR SIGNED copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Melody Foreman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForwards written by\u003c\/strong\u003e - Anne Ullman (daughter of Ravilious), Mark Smith MA (Military Historian, TV presenter) and Margy Kinmonth (BAFTA winning director \u003cem\u003eDrawn to War -Ravilious \u003c\/em\u003efilm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt dawn on 2 September 1942, a Hudson aircraft lifted into the pale Icelandic sky, and was never seen again. On board was Flight Lieutenant Alfred ‘Ginge’ Culver DFM, just twenty-five years old, together with three fellow airmen of Coastal Command’s No. 269 Squadron. With them flew \u003cstrong\u003eEric Ravilious\u003c\/strong\u003e, the brilliant war artist whose luminous watercolours had captured the uneasy stillness of Britain at war. Within hours, all were gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat happened in those final moments remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Second World War. Were they victims of a German U-boat or battleship? Did ice and mechanical failure bring them down? Or were they struck by a Luftwaffe reconnaissance plane over the Atlantic?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor decades, questions haunted the families left behind. Carol Lockwood was only eight weeks old when her father, ‘Ginge’ Culver, disappeared. \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Ullmann\u003c\/strong\u003e was seventeen months old when she waved her father \u003cstrong\u003eRavilious\u003c\/strong\u003e goodbye for the last time. Both daughters grew up in the long shadow of loss, their lives intertwined by tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove as Strong as Death\u003c\/em\u003e, Melody Foreman uncovers the story of two remarkable men – one a romantic, book-loving pilot, the other a visionary artist – whose fates were sealed on that September morning. At once an intimate family history and a moving act of remembrance, this book honours their courage, celebrates their art and service, and pays tribute to a generation of children who never knew their fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Foreman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, biographer, historian, literary events host, Accredited Lecturer of The Arts Society, and Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists. She has written for national and international publications – including Britain at War, The Independent, The Mirror, The Express, and The Mail and has contributed research to ITV documentaries. Melody’s widely acclaimed books include Dad’s Army Goes to War, From the Battlefield to the Big Screen, A Spitfire Girl, and The Wreck Hunter: Battle of Britain \u0026amp; The Blitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback - 224pp - 234 x 156mm. Approx 30 B\u0026amp;W images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Rights - Fighting High Ltd. ISBN - 9781838068790\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished May 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fighting High Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58270793367936,"sku":"6070","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0468\/2725\/files\/loveasstrongasdeathcanvasign.png?v=1781530935","url":"https:\/\/shop.townereastbourne.org.uk\/products\/love-ss-strong-as-death-book-signed-copy","provider":"Towner Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}