
by Adam Thorpe (Author)
During the freakishly hot, drought summer of 1921, a young writer is holed up in a cottage in the Chilterns, striving to write the first great novel of the War, impelled by his own suffering. In what sense can art be made out of such horror?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
Published: 14 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0224052829
ISBN 13: 9780224052825
Book Overview: A twenties love story, and Thorpe's most commercial novel since Ulverton.