Stand Up Virgin Soldiers by Leslie Thomas
The worst has happened. On the eve of their return to Blighty, Brigg and his fellow National Servicemen find themselves sentenced to another six months in Panglin Barracks... Many of the surviving characters from The Virgin Soldiers live again in these pages: dogged Tasker, the odious Sergeant Wellbeloved, the vulnerable Colonel Bromley Pickering and the comically touching Juicy Lucy. But we encounter new characters too: the fanatical and demented Lieutenant Grainger; the endearing Welshman, Morris Morris - strong as a horse but bafflingly buxom; US Private Clay - mysteriously lost in transit by the American Army; and last, but not least, Bernice Harrison, the sporting nurse who threatens to replace the wayward Lucy in Brigg's affections...
'Ribald and rich in comic invention' * Daily Mail *
'Scenes rivalling the best of DH. Lawrence' * Daily Telegraph *
'Splendidly conveys...compassion, excitement, entertainment' * Evening Standard *
'Scenes rivalling the best of DH. Lawrence' * Daily Telegraph *
'Splendidly conveys...compassion, excitement, entertainment' * Evening Standard *
Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, 1931, Leslie Thomas is the son of a sailor who was lost at sea in 1943. His boyhood in an orphanage is evoked in This Time Next Week published in 1964. At sixteen, he became a reporter, before going on to do his national service. He won worldwide acclaim with his bestselling novel The Virgin Soldiers, which has achieved international sales of over two million copies. His next novel, Dover Beach, will be published by William Heinemann in November 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099490043 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099490048 |
| Title | Stand Up Virgin Soldiers |
| Author | Leslie Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2005-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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