A Midnight Clear Contributor(s): Wharton, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557042578 ISBN-13: 9781557042576 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: From the author of Birdy, a tale of youth and war set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve, 1944. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Asian American |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 95025713 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.16" W x 8.04" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Holiday - Christmas |
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Publisher Description: Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipment the squad had dropped on a retreat from a reconnaissance mission and, strangest of all, a small fir tree hung with fruit, candles, and cardboard stars. Suddenly, Knott and the others must unravel these mysteries, learning as they do about themselves, about one another, and about the "enemy," until A Midnight Clear reaches its unexpected climax, one of the most shattering in the literature of war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wharton, William: - A self-described painter who writes, William Wharton is the pen name for the author of two memoirs--Houseboat on the Seine and Ever After--as well as eight novels--Birdy, Dad, A Midnight Clear, Scumbler, Pride, Tidings, Franky Furbo, and Last Lovers. His works have been acclaimed worldwide and have been translated into over fifteen languages. |