Coronet Books
3 total works
In November 1918, in a railway carriage in a forest near Paris, six men meet to negotiate an end to the terrible slaughter of the First World War. Threatened by famine and anarchy at home, the Germans struggle to mitigate the punishing terms offered by the Allies. But both sides are torn by battle exhaustion and a confusion that far exceed their national differences. In this riveting combination of history, speculation and rumour, Thomas Keneally recreates the personalities, ideals, prejudices, arguments and desperate measures that resulted in the armistice which would shape the future of Europe.
Price: GBP5.99
Edition: Second
Format:198 x 129 mm
Imprint: Sceptre
Markets:BCN ex Can
Four of Thomas Keneally's novels have been shortlisted for the Booker prize and SCHINDLER'S ARK (filmed by Steven Spielberg as Schindler's List) has sold more copies than any other Booker Prize-winner. He is also the author of several works of non-fiction, including THE PLACE WHERE SOULS ARE BORN, about the American Southwest.
BIRTHPLACE: New South Wales, Australia.
WHEREABOUTS: Sydney, Australia
PREVIOUS BOOKS: INCLUDE
BLOOD RED, SISTER ROSE; CONFEDERATES; THE PLAYMAKER; THE PLACE WHERE SOULS ARE BORN; A FAMILY MADNESS; TOWARDS ASMARA; WOMAN OF THE INNER SEA; JACKO; SCHINDLER'S LIST
THE PROMOTION
*Part of the new Sceptre relaunch
SELLING POINTS
(1)Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
(2) Publication will coincide with Keneally's new novel A RIVER TOWN and the paperback of JACKO.
(3) Author PR on publication. Keneally will be here to take part in the Sceptre promotion.
With a new introduction by Thomas Keneally.
'The best novel of the Civil War since The Red Badge of Courage'
Newsweek
As the Civil War tears America apart, General Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of Confederate soldiers on a long trek towards the battle they believe will be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history.
