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Description for Ladysmith
Paperback. The year is 1899, and Boer forces have surounded the small South African town of Ladysmith. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in, waiting for rescue. But General Buller's relief column can't break through. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 304. 366pp. Keywords: International Literature, Fiction
The year is 1899, and Boer forces have surrounded the small South African town. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in. Waiting for rescue, they try to keep up their spirits with parties and cricket matches. But General Buller's relief column can't break through. All that comes is danger, disease and starvation. Foden's spellbinding narrative introduces a cast of characters ranging from Irish Republican renegades to London literary editors to some of the most famous faces of the twentieth century. And at the centre is young Bella Kiernan, for whom the long siege represents ... Read more
The year is 1899, and Boer forces have surrounded the small South African town. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in. Waiting for rescue, they try to keep up their spirits with parties and cricket matches. But General Buller's relief column can't break through. All that comes is danger, disease and starvation. Foden's spellbinding narrative introduces a cast of characters ranging from Irish Republican renegades to London literary editors to some of the most famous faces of the twentieth century. And at the centre is young Bella Kiernan, for whom the long siege represents ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571203666
SKU
KON0827651
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Giles Foden
Giles Foden was born in 1967 and spent his youth in Africa. Between 1990 and 2006 he worked as a journalist on the Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian. In 1998 he published The Last King of Scotland, which won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was later made into a feature film. The author of three other novels and ... Read more
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