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Over by Christmas (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Over by Christmas (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Loot Price R555
Discovery Miles 5 550
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Two stories in parallel... It is 1914. As war engulfs the British
Empire, Royal Navy gunner, George Royal awaits his next ship in his
home port where his best friend has fallen in love with beautiful
Carrie, a woman with secrets. When she is attracted to George, she
brings the two men into conflict. Unprepared for war, Britain's
leadership is being severely tested. Even during Cabinet meetings,
at which his bickering warlords make fate-changing decisions, the
Prime Minister is preoccupied with his love for a young woman.
George Royal epitomises the young men who collectively brought
Great Britain safely through the conflict and never questioned or
knew of the circumstances of the warlords who worked in white stone
buildings in London and placed them in danger every day throughout
the war. Through the personal lives of Britain's leaders and
George's coming-of-age, love triangles at home and ferocious
battles at sea, the story reveals how the machinations of leaders
influenced the course of the Great War and the fate of those
fighting it. Puppet masters, puppets, through tragedy, bravery,
life and death, the message they all carried was that it would all
be Over By Christmas Reviewers' Comments: - "Written by an ex Naval
Officer this well researched book brings fact and fiction together
and I would suggest also his own naval experiences. The battle
scenes are first class." (CB) "An engrossing novel about
cataclysmic events" (RNM) "A very absorbing read, which held my
attention throughout" (RRJ) "A superb novel in which real events,
imagined histories, human relationships and politics intertwine"
(PS) "Highly recommended" (RNM)
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