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Hill, Reginald No Man's Land ISBN 13: 9785551448938

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In July, 1916, as British and French armies set out for the general slaughter of the late engagements of World War I, three soldiers, caught between the demands of life and loyalty, seek freedom in desertion

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"These lads here are on the run from the Army, it doesn't matter which Army, there's only one sodding huge Army in the whole world." The speaker is Australian Arthur Viney, leader of a multinational pack of WW I deserters who occupy a tract of land near the site of the Allied Somme offensive. The group is joined by a pair of young deserters, German aristocrat-turned-infantryman Lothar von Seeberg and British soldier Josh Routledge. Lothar and Josh share a special attachment; each has been devastated by the loss of a brother during the war; when Lothar saves Josh's life at their first meeting, a bond of surrogate brotherhood is sealed between them. How they fare in the company of Viney's clan, who are wanted by British Capt. Jack Denial for the murder of a woman he loved, constitutes the plot of this imaginative war story. But it is Hill's (A Killing Kindness; The Spy's Wife) compassionate portrayal of the intricacies of sibling (and romantic) bonding and bereavement that render this novel particularly compelling. February 2
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Set in the aftermath of the Battle of Somme, 1916, this offbeat, intriguing tale is based upon the legend of armed and dangerous Allied deserters who supposedly roamed the ruined countryside, "no man's land," that existed between the British and German lines. Known to the British as Viney's Volunteers, the deserters are commanded by Arthur Aloysius Viney, an Australian army sergeant gone mad. Viney's chief British nemesis is Captain Jack Denial, commander of the military police and peacetime Scotland Yard detective. Viney, it seems, is responsible for the death of Denial's lover, an Army nurse. By the author of several well-received mystery novels, this present work is carefully researched and thoughtfully written. Its strengths include vivid background detail, an intricate but believable plot, and solid development of innumerable major and minor characters. Good popular reading for most public and larger academic libraries. James B. Hemesath, Adams State Coll Lib., Alamosa, Col.
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  • PublisherSt. Martin's Press
  • Publication date1986
  • ISBN 10 5551448932
  • ISBN 13 9785551448938
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
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