The Long November, first published in 1946, set in part in World War II Italy, centers on a young Canadian soldier tasked with a dangerous assignment. Wounded before he can complete the mission, and while awaiting rescue in a half-destroyed house, he reflects on his life: his efforts to succeed financially and socially, and his attempts to win the woman he has long desired back in the Canada. The Long November was author James Benson Nablo's only novel as most of his short career was spent writing screenplays. In the Second World War Nablo (1910-1955) served as a pilot with the RCAF.