The Passing Bells
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When the long Edwardian summer finally ends in the summer of 1914, the lives of two families — one aristocratic, one working-class — are irrevocably swept up in the tide of the First World War. The Passing Bells chronicles the intertwined fates of the Greville family of Abington Pryory and those who serve them, as sons march off to the trenches of the Western Front and daughters navigate a world transformed beyond recognition. Phillip Rock renders the collision of the old world and the new with sweeping, cinematic scope and an unflinching eye for the human cost of history. Drawing clear comparisons to the grand tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs sagas and later inspiring the creators of Downton Abbey, Rock's novel is a richly textured tapestry of love, duty, class, and sacrifice. The novel launched a celebrated trilogy, and its emotional power lies in Rock's remarkable ability to make grand historical forces feel intimate and personal. For readers who savour the drama of a world on the brink, this is a story that refuses to let go.
Author: Phillip Rock
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Souvenir Press
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
When the long Edwardian summer finally ends in the summer of 1914, the lives of two families — one aristocratic, one working-class — are irrevocably swept up in the tide of the First World War. The Passing Bells chronicles the intertwined fates of the Greville family of Abington Pryory and those who serve them, as sons march off to the trenches of the Western Front and daughters navigate a world transformed beyond recognition. Phillip Rock renders the collision of the old world and the new with sweeping, cinematic scope and an unflinching eye for the human cost of history. Drawing clear comparisons to the grand tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs sagas and later inspiring the creators of Downton Abbey, Rock's novel is a richly textured tapestry of love, duty, class, and sacrifice. The novel launched a celebrated trilogy, and its emotional power lies in Rock's remarkable ability to make grand historical forces feel intimate and personal. For readers who savour the drama of a world on the brink, this is a story that refuses to let go.