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Foden, Giles

Ladysmith

Faber & Faber, 2000

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Year of publication
2000
ISBN
0571203663
Place of printing
London
Author
Foden, Giles
Publishers
Faber & Faber
Edition
1st Pbk Edition
Keyword
FICTION SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

"The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. For four long months bread is thickened with laundry starch and soldier's horses are killed for meat; daily bombings destroy homes and businesses, forcing the town's inhabitants into tunnels and makeshift shelters; and soldiers and townspeople alike are hideously wounded by flying shrapnel. As the world she knows collapses around her, Bella Kiernan finds the courage to escape from convention, to rebel against the political forces that threaten her homeland and to pursue her life's greatest romance" 366p. Crisp copy looks unread.