SuitabookDigging for Victory
Cathy Faulkner
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about evidence and assumptions. Pause when Bonnie begins investigating, then revisit whether her view of Mr Fisher changes; the ending remains unclear.
- Themes
- Duty, contribution and expectation: Bonnie wants to help with the war effort like her brother rather than tend the home vegetable patch. The situation raises questions about what counts as useful contribution and who gets to decide, but the book’s judgement is not clear.
- Suspicion and incomplete knowledge: After Mr Fisher is billeted at the family home, Bonnie tries to uncover why he is there and considers whether he is a shirker or German spy. The premise creates a question about judging someone from limited information, but it does not establish whether suspicion is confirmed or criticised.
- Worth knowing
- The premise involves war, secrecy and suspicion of possible espionage. The level of danger, frightening scenes and treatment of wartime attitudes are not clear from the available outline.