Bereft

Name: Bereft
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by Chris Womersley

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Bereft

by Chris Womersley

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

The year is 1919 and the Great War has ended. Sergeant Quinn Walker, damaged body and soul by his experiences in the killing fields of France, decides to return home to the small and desolate town of Flint, Australia, to set right the past.

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ISBN10 140279813X
ISBN13 9781402798139
Publish Date 1 May 2012 (first published 1 May 2011)
Publish Status Out of Stock
Publish Country US
Imprint Sterling Publishing Co Inc

Format Hardcover
Pages 235
Language English

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This was a breath-taking historical novel that takes place in the small town of Flint, Australia in the year 1909. Twelve year old Sarah Walker is raped and murdered. Her brother sixteen year old Quinn is discovered over the body with a knife. He runs away and is never seen again. Later, his parents receive a telegram that he died in action during the war. Quinn, now physically scared returns to Flint to seek answers and clear his name. Womersley spun a wonderful tale, with complex characters that kept me captivated from page one.