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The Dust that Falls from Dreams

The Dust that Falls from Dreams

by Louisde Bernieres (Author)

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    Paperback 2015

    $21.94
Synopsis

In the brief golden years of King Edward VII's reign, 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 war that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthood. When the boys end up scattered along the Western Front, Rosie faces the challenges of life for those left behind. Confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying ace - she has to navigate her way through extraordinary times. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War? Louis de Bernieres' magnificent and moving novel follows the lives of an unforgettable cast of characters as they strike out to seek what happiness can be built from the ruins of the old world.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 528
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 02 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 1846558778
ISBN 13: 9781846558771
Book Overview: Against the backdrop of the Great War, Rosie must choose between two men who have loved her since they were childhood friends together.

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.