The Dust that Falls from Dreams

The Dust that Falls from Dreams

by Louisde Bernieres (Author)

Synopsis

A return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN such an extraordinary hit (2.5 million copies sold). In the brief golden years before the outbreak of World War I, Rosie McCosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in Kent, with their neighbours the Pitt boys on one side and the Pendennis boys on the other. But their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthood. When the boys end up scattered along the Western Front, Rosie is left confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying ace. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 528
Edition: 01
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Apr 2016

ISBN 10: 0099597837
ISBN 13: 9780099597834
Book Overview: An epic story of love and war, and of England in the first half of the twentieth century, from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Media Reviews
A feast of a novel ... This book is very much a hit -- John Sutherland The Times Louis de Bernieres is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh... he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste Evening Standard This, [De Bernieres]' eighth novel, proves that he can and is still producing Good Things -- Fiona Wilson The Times A richly rewarding read -- Vanessa Berridge Daily Express De Bernieres is an astute observer of the human heart, and his account of an idealistic young woman learning to live in the real world is beautifully observed Mail on Sunday
Author Bio
Louis de Bernieres is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are The Dust That Falls From Dreams, Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter, a collection of stories, Notwithstanding, and two collections of poetry, Imagining Alexandria and Of Love and Desire.