War Song
Published on 1. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-19-273799-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Great War is raging in France and for girls like Florence and Dorothy it's a liberating time . . . but also a dangerous one. As Dorothy risks her life working in the local munitions factory, Florence dreams of becoming a nurse - but when her wish comes true and she heads off to France to nurse the soldiers, she realizes that her dream is actually a living nightmare.
But Florence is determined to help as many soldiers as she can, no matter what side they're on, and if she can't, she'll die trying . . .
This outstanding story is full of raw emotion and a real sense of the enormous hardship faced by men and women during the First World War.
But Florence is determined to help as many soldiers as she can, no matter what side they're on, and if she can't, she'll die trying . . .
This outstanding story is full of raw emotion and a real sense of the enormous hardship faced by men and women during the First World War.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-273799-1 (9780192737991)
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James Riordan was born in Portsmouth in 1936 and grew up there during the war. After he left school he worked as a postman, a barman, a crate stacker, a railway clerk, and a double bass player before doing his National Service in the RAF, where he learnt Russian. After demobilization he gained degrees from Birmingham, London, and Moscow, then worked as a translator in Moscow. Back in England he lectured at Portsmouth Polytechnic and Birmingham and Bradford
universities and from 1989 at Surrey University where he was Professor of Russian Studies. He wrote over thirty books and his first novel for children, Sweet Clarinet, won the NASEN Award and was shortlisted
for the Whitbread Children's Book Award. James Riordan died in 2012.
universities and from 1989 at Surrey University where he was Professor of Russian Studies. He wrote over thirty books and his first novel for children, Sweet Clarinet, won the NASEN Award and was shortlisted
for the Whitbread Children's Book Award. James Riordan died in 2012.