| The Storms of War Contributor(s): Williams, Kate (Author), Hardingham, Fiona (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504634845 ISBN-13: 9781504634847 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
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| Publisher Description: For fans of Atonement, Birdsong, and Downton Abbey, the first of three novels about a privileged British family enduring the trials of World War I, from New York Times bestselling author Kate WilliamsIn the idyllic early summer of 1914, life is good for the de Witt family. Rudolf and Verena are planning the wedding of their daughter Emmeline, while their eldest son, Arthur, is studying in Paris, and Michael is just back from his first term at Cambridge. Celia, the youngest of the de Witt children, is on the brink of adulthood and secretly dreams of escaping her carefully mapped-out future and exploring the world.But the onslaught of war changes everything, and soon the de Witts find themselves sidelined and in danger of losing everything they hold dear. As Celia struggles to make sense of the changing world around her, she lies about her age to join the war effort and finds herself embroiled in a complex plot that puts not only herself but those she loves in danger.With gripping detail and brilliant empathy, Kate Williams tells the story of Celia and her family as they are shunned by a society that previously embraced them, torn apart by sorrow, and buffeted and changed by the storms of war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Kate: - Kate Williams is the award-winning author of The Pleasures of Men, Becoming Queen, and England's Mistress, which was short-listed for the Marsh Prize for Biography. She fell in love with the eighteenth century while studying for her bachelor's degree. Williams has a master's from the University of London and a doctorate in eighteenth-century culture from Oxford. Her articles and essays have been published in a wide range of books and journals, and she is a lecturer and television consultant, appearing regularly on BBC and Channel 4 to discuss her work. She lives in London. Hardingham, Fiona: -Fiona Hardingham is a British-born actress, singer, voice-over artist, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. On stage, she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in her comedic one-woman show The Dark Show. She has also starred in the dark-comedy short film The Ballerino. She earned a BA honors degree in performing arts from Middlesex University, London, and also studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. |