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The harsh realities of the Great War prompt a reappraisal of values for Dominic Langton in this devastating conclusion to Martin Boyd's series. We rejoin Dominic as he journeys back to war, re-enlisting at the start of World War I. Leaving his wife in Australia to tend to their sheep farm he heads back to England and reconnects with an old flame, Sylvia. After killing a man and witnessing the atrocities of war, Dominic vows to change his ways, cleansing himself of all his past indiscretions and wrongdoings. He returns home to Australia a changed man.
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Martin Boyd was born in 1893 into a famous artistic family. At the outbreak of World War I, he sailed for England where he served in the Royal East Kent Regiment and the Royal Flying Corps. Boyd eventually settled in England after the war. His first novel, Love Gods, was published in 1925. Following the international success of Lucinda Brayford in 1946 Boyd decided to return to Australia where he wanted to restore his grandfather's house, but by 1951 he was back in London. In the coming decade he was to write the Langton Quartet: The Cardboard Crown, A Difficult Young Man, Outbreak of Love and When Blackbirds Sing.
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- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1922147990
- ISBN 13 9781922147998
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The harsh realities of the Great War prompt a reappraisal of values for Dominic Langton in this devastating conclusion to Martin Boyd's series. We rejoin Dominic as he journeys back to war, re-enlisting at the start of World War I. Leaving his wife in Australia to tend to their sheep farm he heads back to England and reconnects with an old flame, Sylvia. After killing a man and witnessing the atrocities of war, Dominic vows to change his ways, cleansing himself of all his past indiscretions and wrongdoings. He returns home to Australia a changed man. A masterful recreation of the vanished world of 1914, and a moving and powerful testament to the devastation of war. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922147998
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The harsh realities of the Great War prompt a reappraisal of values for Dominic Langton in this devastating conclusion to Martin Boyd's series. We rejoin Dominic as he journeys back to war, re-enlisting at the start of World War I. Leaving his wife in Australia to tend to their sheep farm he heads back to England and reconnects with an old flame, Sylvia. After killing a man and witnessing the atrocities of war, Dominic vows to change his ways, cleansing himself of all his past indiscretions and wrongdoings. He returns home to Australia a changed man. A masterful recreation of the vanished world of 1914, and a moving and powerful testament to the devastation of war. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781922147998
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