Some Other War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the blood-soaked landscape of the First World War, two young people discover that love and loyalty are the most treacherous battlegrounds of all. Some Other War by Linda Newbery follows twins Jack and Alice Pearce — one a soldier on the Western Front, the other a nurse tending the broken bodies of the wounded — as their lives are irrevocably transformed by the machinery of a conflict that cares nothing for innocence or hope. Set against the harrowing backdrop of trench warfare and field hospitals, the novel chronicles the emotional and moral awakenings of its characters with unflinching honesty, capturing the impossible choices thrust upon an entire generation. Newbery writes with a lyrical precision that balances tenderness and tragedy, weaving themes of gender, duty, class, and sacrifice into a narrative of devastating intimacy. Originally published as part of her acclaimed trilogy, Some Other War stands as a powerful testament to the lives erased and altered by the Great War, illuminating the stories that official histories so often leave behind. It is a novel that argues, quietly but insistently, that the real cost of war is measured not in territory gained, but in the futures that will never be lived.
Author: Linda Newbery
Format: Paperback
Published: 2002
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the blood-soaked landscape of the First World War, two young people discover that love and loyalty are the most treacherous battlegrounds of all. Some Other War by Linda Newbery follows twins Jack and Alice Pearce — one a soldier on the Western Front, the other a nurse tending the broken bodies of the wounded — as their lives are irrevocably transformed by the machinery of a conflict that cares nothing for innocence or hope. Set against the harrowing backdrop of trench warfare and field hospitals, the novel chronicles the emotional and moral awakenings of its characters with unflinching honesty, capturing the impossible choices thrust upon an entire generation. Newbery writes with a lyrical precision that balances tenderness and tragedy, weaving themes of gender, duty, class, and sacrifice into a narrative of devastating intimacy. Originally published as part of her acclaimed trilogy, Some Other War stands as a powerful testament to the lives erased and altered by the Great War, illuminating the stories that official histories so often leave behind. It is a novel that argues, quietly but insistently, that the real cost of war is measured not in territory gained, but in the futures that will never be lived.