War & Words

✍ Scribed by Libraries, Surrey

• Book ID: 108693869
• Publisher: Surrey County Council
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 105 KB
• Series: Surrey Libraries Short Story Competition Summer 2014
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

As part of the Surrey Libraries' commemoration of the First World War centenary, a short-story competiton was launched. The 2 winning and 8 highly commended entries have been collated to produce this eBook. The themes vary and focus on a range of different characters who were impacted by war. Stories include those that focus on: the woman left behind and their struggle for equality; on the men going to war; battle and life in the trenches; the long term impact of war on families and relationships and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.