- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Quercus (5 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1849160813
- ISBN-13: 978-1849160810
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 596,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Like War Horse, this is the story of a heroic quest, a painstaking sifting through the rubble of war by a heroine back at home unafraid to fight her own battles. Stafford's fans won't be disappointed - and no puppetry is required.' Observer.
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Philomena Bligh's fiancé, Dan, has been shot. The First World War claimed many lives and so his death is not, in its own way, surprising. But Dan was shot in the minutes after the Armistice. The war was over. She cannot understand how this could have happened, or why they were still fighting that morning anyway. So, in March 1919, over Dan's birthday, Philomena travels to London to meet the men with him when he died. What she discovers is more shocking than she'd ever imagined. Dan's best friend, Jonathan, tells her that Dan was shot by a British officer over a gambling debt. There is no proof and all records of Jonathan's accusation have been destroyed. Refusing to accept anything less than justice for the man she loved, Philomena decides to take on the Establishment. Worried that she may cause his own downfall and feeling guilty for his mysterious part in Dan's death, Jonathan decides to accompany her on her mission. Set against a backdrop of London in the aftermath of the Great War, a time of upheaval, grief and wanton escapism, this is not just an inspirational book about what it means to be a hero, but also a breathtaking love story.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book certainly makes you think about how hard it must have been for the men who returned from the trenches to integrate back into a `normal life'. The sense of anticlimax, loss and the awful memories these men carried, must have been utterly dreadful especially when living in an age when openly discussing feelings was frowned upon and highly unusual.
The book follows the lives of Philomena, Jonathan and Anthony who are entangled in a web of suspicion and fear as an allegation of murder threatens to ruin and socially ostracise all parties involved.
Throughout the book, the author cleverly links emotions, expressions and thought processes into the story which have arisen due to the impact of the First World War. This book subtlety emphasises the changes that the First World War has made on people's lives, where many people are searching for a new identity and place within a radically altered society.
This book is emotive, poignant and reflective due to the elements of sacrifice made by both the men of the trenches and their women waiting for them back home. Whilst men faced the brutality of the muddy battlefields, women lived through a torturous period, waiting for that dreadful telegram.
This is a very good read which contains an interesting plot involving murder and the attempt to obtain justice. However, it also serves as an essential reminder that sacrifice was made by all members of this wartime society in varying degrees.
The book follows the lives of Philomena, Jonathan and Anthony who are entangled in a web of suspicion and fear as an allegation of murder threatens to ruin and socially ostracise all parties involved.
Throughout the book, the author cleverly links emotions, expressions and thought processes into the story which have arisen due to the impact of the First World War. This book subtlety emphasises the changes that the First World War has made on people's lives, where many people are searching for a new identity and place within a radically altered society.
This book is emotive, poignant and reflective due to the elements of sacrifice made by both the men of the trenches and their women waiting for them back home. Whilst men faced the brutality of the muddy battlefields, women lived through a torturous period, waiting for that dreadful telegram.
This is a very good read which contains an interesting plot involving murder and the attempt to obtain justice. However, it also serves as an essential reminder that sacrifice was made by all members of this wartime society in varying degrees.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I Really enjoyed reading this book. I have to admit that I did pick it up thinking that it would be about fighting, however, it is not. It deals with the aftermath of war. It is emotionally intricate and I think that the author is brilliant at writing from his female protagonists point of view. Its a thriller and a love story without being a slave to either genre. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've always been interested in the First World War and this book really captured life in the trenches at the end of the war and the atmosphere of the time immediately after the Armistice as everyone tried to adjust to a changed world. The story was really well thought out and crafted, the characters very real and I couldn't put it down! Having also adapted the War Horse for the stage, Nick Stafford obviously has a real feeling for this period. Definitely recommended if you like studies of human nature and period novels.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not your average historical fiction
This book was passed onto me by a friend and I must admit that I started it mostly out of a sense of obligation - haven't we all been there? Read more
Published 1 day ago by Marie
Well worth reading.
If I could have given this book 3.5 stars then that's what it would have got.
I was engrossed by the story. Read more
I was engrossed by the story. Read more
Published 7 months ago by B. Robinson
Good read
Written with quite a moving opening from the frontline on the day of the Armistice. Transports you back and envelopes you in the feelings of those at war and loved ones back home. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Deb L
Unusual, and a very good read
Philomena Bligh's fiance died one minute after the Armistice in 1918. She initially sets out to London to meet some of his friends and comrades, but finds herself on a quest to... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nicola
Armistice, by Nick Stafford
Often we are content to accept the things which happen, but sometimes we find ourselves compelled to ask questions, and then realise later 'that was why'! Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by J Cobby
Disappointed
This book promised so much more than it delivered. It is based on an interesting premise. A young officer serving in France is killed in suspicious circumstances at the very moment... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by C. Kaine
Disappointed of Gloucestershire
I was intrigued by the jacket blurb, it seemed a good premise for a fiction about the Great War.
Alas I was thoroughly disappointed. Read more
Alas I was thoroughly disappointed. Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Mr. Michael Webb
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