The Flowers of the Field
Published on 23. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
752 pages
978-1-4091-2875-5 (ISBN)
Description
The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War.
Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy industrialist father and beautiful aristocratic mother, yearns to do more than follow the traditional path laid out for her. When her beautiful but flighty sister Dulcie brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of War, their lives change beyond recognition.
It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlourmaid, Primmy, the War brings opportunities she is determined to take.
From the Kent countryside to the suffragette movement in London and the horrors of the Western Front, THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD is an epic novel of the dreams and aspirations of a generation who found a voice above history's most horrifying conflict.
Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy industrialist father and beautiful aristocratic mother, yearns to do more than follow the traditional path laid out for her. When her beautiful but flighty sister Dulcie brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of War, their lives change beyond recognition.
It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlourmaid, Primmy, the War brings opportunities she is determined to take.
From the Kent countryside to the suffragette movement in London and the horrors of the Western Front, THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD is an epic novel of the dreams and aspirations of a generation who found a voice above history's most horrifying conflict.
Reviews / Votes
A work of extraordinary fictional daring...assured...always convinces * WEEKEND TELEGRAPH * Sarah Harrison shows herself to be more than equal to the complexities of her plot, handling its developments with impeccable timing * THE TIMES * Smashing...a story which hurried you along from page to page at breakneck pace...All the ingredients of popular success * DAILY MIRROR * Full of unforgettable people, places and passions * WOMAN'S WORLD * Harrison is a writer with a gift for mixing candour [and] compassion * YOU Magazine * You'll love it * WOMAN'S OWN * A stirring tale of love, loss and loyalty * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * First published in 1980, the first part of this multi-million selling trilogy explores the devastating effects of the First World War on one family * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-2875-5 (9781409128755)
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E-Book
05/2013
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Person
Sarah Harrison is the renowned author of more than 25 books. She is also a journalist and broadcaster (she's appeared on WOMAN'S HOUR, ANY QUESTIONS?, and most recently the book panel on Radio Five's SIMON MAYO PROGRAMME). Her novels THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD and A FLOWER THAT'S FREE were bestsellers around the world. She lives in London.
www.sarah-harrison.net
www.sarah-harrison.net