The Widow and her Hero by Thomas Keneally
In 1943, when Grace and Leo Waterhouse married in Australia, they were part of a young generation ready to sacrifice themselves to win the war, while being confident they would survive. Sixty years on, as Grace recounts what happened to her doomed hero, she can say what she suspected then: that men are fundamentally childish and for many of them, bravery is its own end. The tale she tells is one of great love, lost innocence, a charismatic but unstable Irish commander, dashing undercover missions against the Japanese in Singapore, and - in her eyes - reckless, foolhardy exploits. As fresh details continue to emerge, Grace is forced to keep revising her picture of what happened to Leo and his fellow commandoes - until she learns about the final piece in the jigsaw, and an ultimate betrayal. As absorbing as it is moving, this timely novel poses unsettling questions about heroic codes and why men so willingly and fatally adopt them.
"* 'Australia is lucky to have KeneallyFew writers have a public voice that one wants to follow into the bedroom. He combines Tom Wolfe's expansiveness with the uncorkable energy of Anthony Burgess.' - Nicholas Shakespeare, Daily Telegraph on THE COMMONWEALTH OF THIEVES * 'A polemical tour de force... Keneally's writing is as compelling, clear and commanding as at any time in his hugely impressive career.' - Scotsman on THE TYRANT'S NOVEL * 'The gripping work of an author at the height of his powers' - The Times on THE OFFICE OF INNOCENCE * 'Superbly crafted... a thought-provoking and engrossing novel' - Sunday Express on THE OFFICE OF INNOCENCE * 'Magnificent... A literary tour de force' - Independent on Sunday on BETTANY'S BOOK"
Thomas Keneally has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize four times and won it with SCHINDLER'S ARK in 1982. His novels have been filmed (SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH) and dramatised (THE PLAYMAKER). He has also written several works of non-fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340825273 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340825278 |
| Title | The Widow and her Hero |
| Author | Thomas Keneally |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2007-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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