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The foreign field

The foreign field

Historical FictionWorld War I
Pages
513
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

As the Great War breaks out in 1914, the Morland family finds their comfortable lives in London and at Morland Place changed forever. The younger generation rushes to the front lines in France while those left behind struggle to maintain the estate and adapt to a shifting social landscape. This installment of the Morland Dynasty series follows the family through the early years of the conflict as they face the harsh realities of modern warfare.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalReflectiveAtmosphericMelancholic
Family SagaMultiple POVsSacrificeComing 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...

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