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The Kissing Gates
Mackenzie Ford
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Description for The Kissing Gates
Paperback. A drama set in the backdrop of WW1, of love, secrets and lies .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
When English soldier Hal strikes up a conversation with German Lieutenant Wilhelm during the ceasefire in no-man's-land on Christmas Day 1914, he has no idea the impact this chance meeting will have. Wilhelm is in love with an English woman, Sam, and presses a photograph into Hal's hand - if he makes it home, Hal must promise to find Sam and give her this token of affection.
Hal does make it home, though the war rages on - but the moment he sees Sam he is in trouble. With Wilhelm's shadow looming over their relationship, and his photograph never revealed, Hal begins to live a life that was meant for someone
else ...
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751541250
SKU
KOC0026687
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mackenzie Ford
Mackenzie Ford is a pseudonym for a writer who lives in London.
Reviews for The Kissing Gates
Set against the panorama of the First World War, The Kissing Gates is a poignant love story, a finely woven tapestry of choice, consequence and redemption. Mackenzie Ford explores the ambiguities of the human heart with an unwavering hand, and in so doing creates a haunting and moving tale that will resonate with the reader long after he or she has finished the last page." Pam Jenoff, bestselling author of Kommandant's Girl
'This book is a joy to read. Wonderful period detail, and the atmosphere so convincing it had me looking out the window for Zeppelins. The First World War - with its no-man’s land and valiant nurses - is disturbingly contrasted to the peaceful idyll of ru
Kate Furnivall, author of The Russian Concubine
`The Kissing Gates is a passionate, engrossing page-turner - a full-blooded epic story of love, the corroding power of secrets, and a man at war with himself’
Anthony Capella, author of The Food of Love
`Against the background of the First World War this debut tells the tale of love against all hope, with a healthy dose of revenge’
Irish Tatler
`There’s an uncluttered quality to Ford’s prose and he evokes his west country settings with quiet skill’
'This book is a joy to read. Wonderful period detail, and the atmosphere so convincing it had me looking out the window for Zeppelins. The First World War - with its no-man’s land and valiant nurses - is disturbingly contrasted to the peaceful idyll of ru
Kate Furnivall, author of The Russian Concubine
`The Kissing Gates is a passionate, engrossing page-turner - a full-blooded epic story of love, the corroding power of secrets, and a man at war with himself’
Anthony Capella, author of The Food of Love
`Against the background of the First World War this debut tells the tale of love against all hope, with a healthy dose of revenge’
Irish Tatler
`There’s an uncluttered quality to Ford’s prose and he evokes his west country settings with quiet skill’