Written by English author Nevil Shute Norway (1899–1960), using his pen name Nevil Shute. First published in 1944, "Pastoral" is a romance set on an English airbase which revolves around the pilot and crew of a Vickers Wellington bomber ... The core essence of this novel is that even in the midst of war, and among warriors, everyday life will continue.

Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer, also writing under the pseudonym Nevil Shute.