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THE BLASPHEMER
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| By: |
Nigel Farndale |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
140708416X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781407084169 |
| Publisher: |
TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2010 |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
On its way to the Galapagos Islands, a light aircraft ditches into the sea. As the water floods through the cabin, zoologist Daniel Kennedy faces an impossible choice - should he save himself, or Nancy, the woman he loves? In a parallel narrative, it is 1917 and Daniel's great grandfather Andrew is preparing to go over the top at Passchendaele. |
| Synopsis: |
He had always been scared of flying. Now, the fear is real. A plane crash. The water is rising over his mouth. In his nostrils. Lungs. As Daniel gasps, he swallows; and punches at his seat-belt. Nancy, the woman he loves, is trapped in her seat. He clambers over her, pushing her face into the headrest.It is a reflex, visceral action made without rational thought...But Daniel Kennedy did it. And already we have judged him from the comfort of our own lives.Almost a hundred years earlier, Daniel's great-grandfather goes over the top at Passchendaele.A shell explodes, and he wakes up alone and lost in the hell of no-man's-land. Where are the others? Has he been left behind? And if he doesn't find his unit, is he a deserter?Love; cowardice; trust; forgiveness.How will any of us behave when we are pushed to extremes? |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Transworld Digital |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Costa Novel Award 2010 |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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