The Letter Bearer
Published on 6. March 2014
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-84708-823-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Rider has no memory of who he is, or how he came to be lying - dying - in the brutal heat of the North African desert. Rescued by a band of deserters, the Rider begins to piece together his identity, based on shards of recollection and the letters in his post bag.
The Letter Bearer is unlike any other novel of World War Two. It asks profound questions about trauma, warfare and the experience of desertion. This gripping story asks us to consider how men build hope when they have nothing left - not even a name.
The Letter Bearer is unlike any other novel of World War Two. It asks profound questions about trauma, warfare and the experience of desertion. This gripping story asks us to consider how men build hope when they have nothing left - not even a name.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84708-823-9 (9781847088239)
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ROBERT ALLISON has been a theatre director, a film and music reviewer and a copy-editor. He lives in London.