| A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War Contributor(s): Faulks, Sebastian (Editor), Wolf, Hope (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0099597799 ISBN-13: 9780099597797 Publisher: Vintage UK OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - Literary Collections | Letters - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Dewey: 940.48 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. In this extraordinarily powerful and diverse selection of diaries, letters and memories, the testament 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. |