1915: a Novel of Gallipoli Unknown - 2009

Vintage Classics, Sydney, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: 12mo (small). 426 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. The year young Australians sailed off to war in high hopes of adventure, only to find themselves faced with disaster.The tragedy and violence of Gallipoli provide the climax to this very personal, moving and surprisingly romantic story. With remarkable skill and in achingly beautiful prose, Roger McDonald takes the reader on an archetypal Australian journey which parallels the nation's progress from its country childhood, through the adolescent exuberance of its young cities, to initiation on one of the world's ancient battlefields.… Leer más