At Some Disputed Barricade

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Anne Perry's gift for illuminating the heart's deepest secrets shines throu gh in her bestselling series of World War I novels. With compelling immedia cy, she depicts the struggles of men and women torn by their convictions an d challenged by the perils of war. July 1917. Joseph Reavley, a chaplain, and his sister, Judith, an ambulance driver, are bone-weary as they approach the fourth year of the conflict; t he peace of the English countryside seems a world away. On the Western Fron t, the Battle of Passchendaele has begun, and among the many fatalities fro m Joseph's regiment is the trusted commanding officer, who is replaced by a young major whose pompous incompetence virtually guarantees that many good soldiers will die needlessly. But soon he, too, is dead-killed by his own men. Although Joseph would like to turn a blind eye, he knows that he must not. Judith, however, anguished at the prospect of courts-martial and execu tions for the twelve men arrested for the crime, has no such inhibitions an d, risking of her own life, helps all but one of the prisoners to escape. Back in England, Joseph and Judith's brother, Matthew, continues his desperate pursuit to unmask the sinister figure known as the Peacemaker-an obsessed genius who has committed murder and treason in an attempt to stop Britain from winning the war. As Matthew trails the Peacemaker, Joseph tracks his comrades through Switzerland and into enemy territory. His search will lead to a reckoning pitting courage and honor against the blind machinery of.

Product Info

ISBN: 0345456580

ISBN-13: 9780345456588

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 2007

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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