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Glory Rachel Billington

Glory By Rachel Billington

Glory by Rachel Billington


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Summary

The moving, epic and tragic story of the men and women of Gallipoli. A tale about everything but glory...

Glory Summary

Glory: A Story of Gallipoli by Rachel Billington

A poignant and compelling story of three lives torn apart by the Battle of Gallipoli.

Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path leaving behind his fiancee Sylvia and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.

Glory tells of the fatal errors made by the leaders of the army, the heroism of the men, and the struggles to understand the situation while nurturing relationships in the most strange and difficult of circumstances.

Glory Reviews

Many lives were changed irrevocably by the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli. Inspired by her grandfather's experiences, Billington focuses on the battle's impact on a young woman and two soldiers in this heart-wrenching novel of loss, love and survival * WOMAN & HOME *
Billington vividly creates the doomed [Gallipoli] campaign with its incompetent generals, bullish politicians and sacrificial soldiers ... a clever, insightful and always readable book * THE TIMES *
Billington's grandfather was killed at Suvla Bay in August 1915, and this piece of family tragedy invests her epic and gripping novel with added poignancy * DAILY MAIL *
Glory is as near to a British 'War and Peace' as any contemporary novelist is likely to come -- Bevis Hillier * THE SPECTATOR *
From the troops amidst the horrors of battle to those at home forced to look on helplessly, people suffered but performed great deeds. Their stories, and the precious written legacy of Billington's grandfather, are beautifully preserved in this fine and frank evocation of British wartime spirit. * THE LADY *
Meticulously researched, and written with elegance and sensitivity, the novel describes 'the suicidal mission' in which so many fought and died in vain. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

About Rachel Billington

Rachel Billington has published twenty novels and nine books for children, as well as several non-fiction works. She is also a regular journalist, feature writer and reviewer. She is co-editor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners and a Vice-President of English PEN. She has four children and five grandchildren and lives in London and Dorset.

Additional information

GOR007003920
9781409148821
1409148823
Glory: A Story of Gallipoli by Rachel Billington
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
20151022
544
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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