The Red Tunic
Published on 22. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-915584-13-7 (ISBN)
Description
History and gender are intertwined in this fast-paced arresting account of the First World War and its devastating impact on familial and romantic bonds.
As headstrong as her twin is gentle, Nina has never fit the womanly mould society expects of her. Alfie and Nina Mullins have always relied on their shared world of hope and make-believe for comfort, but as the pressure on Alfie to prove himself at the Front mounts, Nina is presented with more possibility than she had ever imagined and the two are pushed in wildly different directions.
Coming of age as the First World War breaks out, the Mullins twins' fates are inextricably interlinked with the turmoil of conflict in this fascinating exploration of gender roles and the extremes to which war pushes us.
As headstrong as her twin is gentle, Nina has never fit the womanly mould society expects of her. Alfie and Nina Mullins have always relied on their shared world of hope and make-believe for comfort, but as the pressure on Alfie to prove himself at the Front mounts, Nina is presented with more possibility than she had ever imagined and the two are pushed in wildly different directions.
Coming of age as the First World War breaks out, the Mullins twins' fates are inextricably interlinked with the turmoil of conflict in this fascinating exploration of gender roles and the extremes to which war pushes us.
Reviews / Votes
'A thoroughly enjoyable novel.' Historical Novel SocietyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Wilton Square Books
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915584-13-7 (9781915584137)
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Person
Kate Wiseman was born in Oxford, UK in the 1970s. The first in her working-class family to go to university, she graduated with a First in English and Creative Writing. Kate describes herself as a late developer. She didn't start trying to achieve her ambition of becoming a published writer until she was 50. Her series of Gangster School novels were shortlisted for several awards and have been published in 4 countries. Since then, she has written several other novels for teens and middle grade readers. Her debut adult novel, The Red Tunic, won the Eyelands Award for Historical Fiction pre-publication in 2020. The following year, her historical fiction novel, The Mudlark Mysteries: The Grinning Throat, won the Eyelands Award for Children's Writing. Kate lives in Chichester, UK and works as a tutor in English. Her fascinations are history, English and mudlarking, and she is a licensed mudlark. Her ambition is to find an intact Bellarmine jug.