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f As the Civil War tears America apart, General
Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of Confederate soldiers
on a long trek north towards the battle they believe will
be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and
losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and
mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the
most emotive episodes in American history.
'Deserves comparison with the great war novels of the
last hundred years'
The Observer
A fine and compelling novel
Financial Times
It compels admiration over and over for its energy
and its insight into human character'
The Spectator
'An extraordinary historical imagination a writer
of great power'
Malcolm Bradbury
'Such a magnificent book that I count it a privilege
to read and keep'
Books and Bookmen
Thomas Keneally has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three
times, has won it with SCHINDLER'S LIST, and has had his
novels filmed (SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE CHANT OF JIMMIE
BLACKSMITH) and...
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Fülszöveg
f As the Civil War tears America apart, General
Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of Confederate soldiers
on a long trek north towards the battle they believe will
be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and
losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and
mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the
most emotive episodes in American history.
'Deserves comparison with the great war novels of the
last hundred years'
The Observer
A fine and compelling novel
Financial Times
It compels admiration over and over for its energy
and its insight into human character'
The Spectator
'An extraordinary historical imagination a writer
of great power'
Malcolm Bradbury
'Such a magnificent book that I count it a privilege
to read and keep'
Books and Bookmen
Thomas Keneally has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three
times, has won it with SCHINDLER'S LIST, and has had his
novels filmed (SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE CHANT OF JIMMIE
BLACKSMITH) and dramatized (THE PLAYMAKER). He has also
written several works of non-fiction including, most recently, v
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HOMEBUSH BOY, his memoir about growing up in Sydney:''
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