SUMMARY: During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery, a British soldier, is given a photo by a German soldier, Wilhelm Wetzlar, and they make a pact. Hal promises to find his enemy's English girlfriend, Sam, and let her know her fiance is alive and thinking of her. Several weeks later, Haln
Gifts of War
β Scribed by Mackenzie Ford
- Publisher
- Anchor;Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0385530501
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β¦ Synopsis
A vivid tale of romance, adventure, and intrigue, Gifts of War is a remarkable novel that explores what made War World I so tragic and revolutionary.
During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery makes a pact with a German soldier that will change his lifeβhe promises to find his enemyβs English girlfriend, Sam, and let her know her fiancΓ© is alive. But things take an unexpected turn when Hal falls in love with Sam himself. As their romance blossoms, she shares her most private confidence: Her newborn son is of German lineage, information that threatens her reputation and her job as a schoolteacher. Fearful that he will lose Sam, Hal holds tight to the secret that brought them together. But fashioning a family life proves precarious when it is founded on a lie.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780385530507
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A vivid tale of romance, adventure, and intrigue, Gifts of War is a remarkable novel that explores what made War World I so tragic and revolutionary. During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery makes a pact with a German soldier that will change his life'he promises to find his enemy's Englis
A vivid tale of romance, adventure, and intrigue, Gifts of War is a remarkable novel that explores what made War World I so tragic and revolutionary. During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery makes a pact with a German soldier that will change his life'he promises to find his enemy's Englis
SUMMARY: During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery, a British soldier, is given a photo by a German soldier, Wilhelm Wetzlar, and they make a pact. Hal promises to find his enemy's English girlfriend, Sam, and let her know her fiance is alive and thinking of her. Several weeks later, Haln
SUMMARY: During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery, a British soldier, is given a photo by a German soldier, Wilhelm Wetzlar, and they make a pact. Hal promises to find his enemy's English girlfriend, Sam, and let her know her fiance is alive and thinking of her. Several weeks later, Haln
SUMMARY: During the Christmas Truce of 1914, Hal Montgomery, a British soldier, is given a photo by a German soldier, Wilhelm Wetzlar, and they make a pact. Hal promises to find his enemy's English girlfriend, Sam, and let her know her fiance is alive and thinking of her. Several weeks later, Haln