Glory by Rachel Billington
The powerfully moving and tragic story of the men and women of Gallipoli. A tale about everything but glory... 'Epic and gripping' DAILY MAIL
Many lives were changed irrevocably by the 1915 Battle of GallipoliInspired 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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781409148821 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409148823 |
| Title | Glory |
| Author | Rachel Billington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2015-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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