Glory

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Glory

A Story of Gallipoli

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary First World War fiction Historical fiction

Author: Rachel Billington

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Language: English

Published by: Orion

Published on: 9th April 2015

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781409148838


Reviews

''GLORY is as near to a British ''War and Peace'' as any contemporary novelist is likely to come'' SPECTATOR

''Heart-wrenching novel of loss, love and survival'' WOMAN & HOME

Synopsis

A poignant and compelling story of three lives torn apart by the Battle of Gallipoli.

Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle''s law firm, changes path leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.

Glory tells of the fatal errors made by the leaders of the army, the heroism of the men, and the struggles to understand the situation while nurturing relationships in the most strange and difficult of circumstances.

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