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The First Of July (2013)

by Elizabeth Speller(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1605984973 (ISBN13: 9781605984971)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Pegasus Books

review 1: This story follows 4 very different young men as they experience WWI. Very interesting as each man's story is so different- yet in somethings they become strangely entwined. Loved the history and culture. Felt the war and battle scenes were very well done and realistic. Good character development- I will look for other books by this author. Would recommend for all. Would rate 3.5 stars if possible.
review 2: Well written, characters well defined, nice detail throughout, and I thought those qualities offset the serendipitous way these characters came together. A statistical summary of the Battle of the Somme, which began on July 1, 1916, is an important bit of information at the end of the book. I've walked on parts of the battlefield, stopped at small, well-ten... moreded British cemeteries adjacent to farm fields and seen sprawling monuments to the many who died never knowing that their sacrifice would do nothing to stop an even worse conflict from breaking out 23 years later. This book puts a human face on that horror, and I recommend it. less

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