Circles of time
Rock, Phillip, 1927-2013
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He drove to Flanders in the summer of 1921 knowing that it would be for the last time. He had finally reconciled himself to the fact that she was dead. A generation has been lost on the Western Front. The dead have been buried and the howl of shells replaced by the wail of saxophones. But ghosts linger. The Acclaimed Trilogy That Has Been Called a Must-Read for Fans of Downton Abbey A generation has been lost on the Western Front. The dead have been buried, a harsh peace forged, and the howl of shells replaced by the wail of saxophones as the Jazz Age begins. But ghosts linger-that long-ago golden summer of 1914 tugging at the memory of Martin Rilke and his British cousins, the Grevilles. From the countess to the chauffeur, the inhabitants of Abingdon Pryory seek to forget the past and adjust their lives to a new era in which old values, social codes, and sexual mores have been irretrievably swept away. Martin Rilke throws himself into reporting, discovering unsettling political currents, as Fenton Wood-Lacy faces exile in faraway army outposts. Back at Abingdon, Charles Greville shows signs of recovery from shell shock and Alexandra is caught up in an unlikely romance. Circles of Time captures the age as these strongly drawn characters experience it, unfolding against England's most gracious manor house, the steamy nightclubs of London's Soho, and the despair of Germany caught in the nightmare of anarchy and inflation. Lives are renewed, new loves found, and a future of peace and happiness is glimpsed-for the moment.
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Circles of time / Phillip Rock.
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Imprint:
New York : William Morrow, 2013.
Collation:
425, 16 pages ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
"First William Morrow paperback"--Title page verso.
ISBN:
9780062229335 (softcover)
Dewey class:
813.54
LC class:
PS3568.O33
Language:
English
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BRN:
300033