Gossip from the Forest
by Keneally, Thomas
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good, 1st edition, ex-library, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), library stamps and label residue on endpapers; text block f
- ISBN 10
- 0002222418
- ISBN 13
- 9780002222419
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About This Item
London, Sydney: Collins, 1975. 1st. h/b. Good, 1st edition, ex-library, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), library stamps and label residue on endpapers; text block firm, pages risp and otherwise unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). In November 1918, in a railway carriage in a forest near Paris, six men meet to negotiate an end to the terrible slaughter of the First World War. Threatened by famine and anarchy at home, the Germans struggle to mitigate the punishing terms offered by the Allies. But both sides are torn by battle exhaustion and a confusion that far exceed their national differences. In this riveting combination of history, speculation and rumour, Thomas Keneally recreates the personalities, ideals, prejudices, arguments and desperate measures that resulted in the armistice which would shape the future of Europe.
Synopsis
A tale of personal prejudice and political obstinacy from the author of Schindler's List. In 1918 at Compiègne, France, a group of intractable men negotiate to forge the armistice ending World War I. The Allies press for total submission; the Germans angle for compromise. So they talk on and on, while the guns roar and men die.
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- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC133164
- Title
- Gossip from the Forest
- Author
- Keneally, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st edition, ex-library, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve), library stamps and label residue on endpapers; text block f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002222418
- ISBN 13
- 9780002222419
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London, Sydney
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 222
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, historical fiction, Keneally
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.45 g
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