In London, private investigator Dr Rayhana Crane is contacted by a woman who has received an unexpected letter from her estranged son Jason, not seen since he left to become a fighter for Islamic State. When his steps are traced back to the old stomping ground of her partner, Cal Drake, the former p
The Trenches
โ Scribed by Eldridge, Jim
- Book ID
- 108984575
- Publisher
- Scholastic UK
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Trenches
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781407165707
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Part of the million-selling My Story series that brings the past into the real world, giving it a truly human touch. Trenches is set in 1917 and is the story of Billy Stevens, a telegraph operator, stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy. Vividly imagined and historically accurate, readers are taken on a first-hand journey of danger and peril.
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