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Rain (Paperback)
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Drawing on his own experience, Barney Campbell's Rain is a
powerful, vivid and affecting portrait of the Afghan frontline. 'No
better on-the-ground description of Britain's war will ever be
written. Rain is what Chickenhawk or, more recently, Matterhorn was
to Vietnam. It's unputdownable, except for when the reader needs to
draw breath or battle a lump in the throat' Evening Standard Tom
Chamberlain was destined to be a soldier from the moment he
discovered a faded picture of his father patrolling the streets of
Belfast. With the war in Afghanistan at its savage peak, Tom is
despatched from home in the dead of an anonymous September night, a
blood tribute leaving without fanfare. Full of eagerness, but
wracked by self-doubt, he must discover who he is and what he is
capable of. But as the bonds with his comrades grow, home - and the
loved ones left behind - seem ever more remote from the surreal
violence and exhilaration of war. ____________ 'Rain is not merely
good, it's remarkable. Powerful, at times unbearably harrowing, it
captures both the fear and exhilaration of men pushed to breaking
point' JEREMY PAXMAN 'A wonderfully achieved, enthralling and
moving novel of war. Its authenticity is as telling as it is
terrifying' WILLIAM BOYD 'Gripping . . . the ending is genuinely
shocking' DAILY MAIL 'One of the most powerful and emotional works
ever written about British soldiers in battle. Troubling, funny,
upsetting, exhilarating and deeply moving. You will never forget
it' COLONEL RICHARD KEMP 'One of the best novels about the
Afghanistan war. Brutally honest, it could have been a memoir'
DAVID AXE
General
Imprint: |
Penguin Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2016 |
Authors: |
Barney Campbell
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4059-2121-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-4059-2121-8 |
Barcode: |
9781405921213 |
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