A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War

By: Sebastian Faulks with Hope Wolf

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Synopsis: A lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, hoping that one day someone may see them grow; a nurse tends a man back to health knowing he will be court-martialled and shot as soon as he is fit. Edited by the bestselling author of Birdsong and Dr Hope Wolf, this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the First World War.Diaries, letters and memories, testaments from ordinary people whose lives were transformed, are set alongside extracts from names that have become synonymous with the war, such as Siegfried Sassoon and T.E. Lawrence. A Broken World is an original collection of personal and defining moments that offer an unprecedented insight into the Great War as it was experienced and as it was remembered.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781473522527
Related ISBNs:: 9780099597797
Publisher:: Random House
Date of Addition:: 04/12/24
Copyrighted By:: Imperial War Museum, EPH
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sebastian Faulks
Edited by:: Dr Hope Wolf