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The Dancing Years

The Dancing Years

Historical FictionWorld War I
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

As the Great War looms over Britain, the Morland family finds their comfortable lives at Morland Place forever changed. This installment of the Morland Dynasty series follows the younger generation as they face the harsh realities of the trenches and the shifting social landscape at home. It is a story of duty and survival during one of the most turbulent periods in history.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalNostalgicAtmosphericReflective
Family SagaMultiple POVsComing of Age

Genres

Historical Fiction World War I

About the author

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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles was born on 13 August 1948 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, where was educated at Burlington School, a girls' charity school founded in 1699, and at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, where she studied English, history and philosophy. She had a variety of jobs in the commercial world, starting as a junior cashier at Woolworth's and working her way down to Pensions Officer at the BBC. She wrote her first novel while at university and in 1972 w...

Characters

All characters in The Dancing Years