Summary
A deep and affecting novel about the stirring power of human love in the midst of the atrocities of war.
John Hilliard, a young subaltern returning to the Western Front after a brief period of sick leave back in England, finds his battalion tragically altered. His commanding officer finds escape in alcohol, there is a new adjutant and even Hilliard’s batman has been killed. But there is David Barton. As yet untouched and unsullied by war, radiating charm and common sense, forever writ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140036954 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140036954 |
| Author: | Susan Hill |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 11000th |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 11mm |
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About The Author
Susan Hill
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough in 1942, and educated at grammar schools there and in Coventry. She read English at King’s College, London, of which she is now a Fellow. As well as I’m the King of the Castle, her novels include Strange Meeting, The Bird of Night, In the Springtime of the Year, Air and Angels, The Service of Clouds, The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Rise of Darkness, The Beacon, The Vows of Silence and The Small Hand. She has written several volumes of short stories, including A Bit of Singing and Dancing; two ghost novels, The Woman in Black and The Mist in the Mirror; and a number of stories for children. Her autobiographical books are The Magic Apple Tree and Family. She is married with two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.
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