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Motherland

Motherland

by WilliamNicholson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

    $3.45
Synopsis

'You come from a long line of mistakes,' Guy Caulder tells his daughter Alice. 'My mother married the wrong man. Her mother did the same.' At the end of a love affair, Alice journeys to Normandy to meet Guy's mother, the grandmother she has never known. She tells her that there was one true love story in the family. In the summer of 1942, Kitty is an ATS driver stationed in Sussex. She meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer with Combined Ops. She falls instantly in love with Ed, who falls in love with her. So does Larry. Mountbatten mounts a raid on the beaches at Dieppe. One of the worst disasters of the war, it sealed the fates of both Larry and Ed, and its repercussions will echo through the generations to come.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 544
 Publisher: Quercus
Published: 14 Feb 2013
ISBN 10: 1780876203
ISBN 13: 9781780876207

Media Reviews
'[Nicholson's] portrayal of the wartime disaster that was the raid on Dieppe is grippingly rendered' Observer. * Observer *
'A profound and moving novel; a tender and compassionate mediation on love and God and duty and how to be good' Guardian. * Guardian *
'A superbly intelligent wartime romance' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'A total triumph' Julia Gregson, author of East of the Sun. * Julia Gregson *
'Epic novel of love and loss ... I love William Nicholson's simple, intense style. One to get lost in' Red magazine. * Red magazine *
'He brings all the restraint of the this era to this love triangle and a screenwriter's instinct for dialogue' Daily Express. * Daily Express *
'His particular gift is to take you inside the contemporary mind, tracing out trains of thought with astonishing agility, sensitivity and honesty' Spectator. * Spectator *
'Nicholson tells his ambitious story with a moving eloquence' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
'This is a novel worth reading more than once' Elizabeth Jane Howard. * Elizabeth Jane Howard *
Author Bio
William Nicholson is a screenwriter, playwright, television writer and novelist. Perhaps best known for his Academy Award-nominated screenplays for Shadowlands and Gladiator, he is also author of several young adult and fantasy novels and a sequence of contemporary adult novels. His recent work includes the screenplay for the film adaptation of the stage sensation Les Miserables. He lives in Sussex with his wife and three children.