Small Wars
(Sprache: Englisch)
Hal Treherne ist mit jeder Faser seines Körpers Soldat, seine zweite Liebe ist seine Frau Clara. Hal wird nach Zypern versetzt, seine Familie begleitet ihn. Die Engländer verteidigen ihre Kolonie gegen Zyprioten, sowohl bewaffnete Guerillas als auch...
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Hal Treherne ist mit jeder Faser seines Körpers Soldat, seine zweite Liebe ist seine Frau Clara. Hal wird nach Zypern versetzt, seine Familie begleitet ihn. Die Engländer verteidigen ihre Kolonie gegen Zyprioten, sowohl bewaffnete Guerillas als auch einfache Schuljungs. Die Scharmützel sind alles andere als glorreich, schmutzig und blutig. Noch findet Hal Bestätigung im Dienst für sein Vaterland, doch die täglichen Gräuel entfernen ihn immer weiter von Clara.
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Hal Treherne is a young and dedicated soldier on the brink of a brilliant career. Impatient to see action, his other deep commitment is to Clara, his beautiful 'red, white and blue girl', who sustains him as he rises through the ranks.When Hal is transferred to the Mediterranean, Clara, now his wife, and their baby daughters join him. But Cyprus is no 'sunshine posting', and the island is in the heat of the Emergency: the British are defending the colony against Cypriots - schoolboys and armed guerrillas alike - battling for enosis, union with Greece. The skirmishes are far from glorious and operations often rough and bloody. Still, in serving his country and leading his men, Hal has a taste of triumph.
Clara shares his sense of duty. She must settle down, make no fuss, smile. But action changes Hal, and Clara becomes fearful - of the lethal tit-for-tat beyond the army base, and her increasingly distant husband. The atrocities Hal is drawn into take him further from Clara; a betrayal that is only part of the shocking personal crisis to come.
The prizewinning and bestselling author of The Outcast returns with an emotionally powerful portrait of a marriage in extremis and a world-view in question. Sadie Jones has produced a passionate, gut-wrenching and brilliantly researched depiction of a 'small war' with devastating consequences; and in doing so, raises important questions that resonate profoundly today.
Autoren-Porträt von Sadie Jones
Jones, SadieSadie Jones is a novelist and screenwriter. Her first novel, The Outcast ('Devastatingly good', Daily Mail) won the Costa First Novel Award in 2008 and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. It was also a Richard and Judy Summer Reads number one bestseller and adapted for BBC Television. Her second novel, Small Wars ('Outstanding', The Times; 'One of the best books about the English at war ever', Joel Morris), was published in 2009, and longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her third, in 2012, was The Uninvited Guests ('A shimmering comedy of manners and disturbing commentary on class... a brilliant novel', Ann Patchett) followed by Fallout in 2014 ('Intoxicating and immersive', The Sunday Times).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sadie Jones
- 2010, 480 Seiten, Maße: 11,1 x 17,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Random House UK
- ISBN-10: 0099540533
- ISBN-13: 9780099540533
Sprache:
Englisch
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