
Margaret's War
Bill Stokes(Author)
Henschel Haus (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
278 pages
978-1-59598-626-9 (ISBN)
Description
Margaret’s War uses 15-year-old narrator Billy to juggle the broken heart, the trampled soul, and the fragile sanity of a beautiful young woman when male egos grab and grope at her with the absurd hands of war.
The isolated small town where Billy and Margaret live is suddenly thrust into the brutal reality of World War II when German POWs are brought in to help with crop harvesting. The face-to-face contact with the killers of their sons is not only beyond the capacities of Gold Star mothers, but twists the thinking of everyone, including Margaret, who is determined to challenge fate. That challenge gets Margaret, Billy, and his outrageous older friend and mentor Cy immersed in a women-empowering scheme to turn war on its historical head.
The forces of Nature and the contrariness of human nature conspire to bury their efforts in a merciless avalanche of such depravity that their very survival is threatened.
The issues of war veterans as stooges, the fall of racist innocence, and God’s role in war are among the things that Margaret, Billy, and Cy must step around as they go for broke with a plan that tries to enlist the help of Eleanor Roosevelt.
What finally happens is as unpredictable as to where Billy’s beloved dog Toby will next mark his territory.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59598-626-9 (9781595986269)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
For most of my life I have used poetry to document my life. Life is the ultimate roller coaster; you have little or no control over as to what gets thrown at you, but you have absolute control over how you respond.