Stand Up Virgin Soldiers - Softcover

Thomas, Leslie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099490048 ISBN 13: 9780099490043

Publisher: Arrow, 2005

Synopsis

The worst has happened. On the eve of their return, Brigg and his fellow soldiers find themselves sentenced to another six months in Panglin Barracks.... Many of the surviving characters from The Virgin Soldiers live again in these pages and new characters emerge including Bernice Harrison, the nurse who threatens to replace Lucy in Brigg’s affections...

About this title

About the Author:

Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, 1931, Leslie Thomas is the son of a sailor who was lost at sea in 1943. His boyhood in an orphanage is evoked in This Time Next Week published in 1964. At sixteen, he became a reporter, before going on to do his national service. He won worldwide acclaim with his bestselling novel The Virgin Soldiers, which has achieved international sales of over two million copies. His next novel, Dover Beach, will be published by William Heinemann in November 2005.

Review:

"'Ribald and rich in comic invention'" * Daily Mail * "'Scenes rivalling the best of D. H. Lawrence'" * Daily Telegraph * "'Splendidly conveys...compassion, excitement, entertainment'" * Evening Standard *

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0099490048
• ISBN 13: 9780099490043
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400