The Welsh Girl
The Welsh Girl
Peter Ho Davies
The acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties
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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
A Richard & Judy Book Club choice
'A beautiful, ambitious novel . . . Emotionally resonant and perfectly rendered, I believed in every character, every sheep, every last blade of grass.' - Ann Patchett
In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a fiercely nationalistic shepherd, dreams of the bright lights of an English city; and in a nearby POW camp, a German soldier struggles to reconcile his surrender with his sense of honour. As their lives intersect, all three will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie.
Peter Ho Davies's thought-provoking and profoundly moving first novel traces a perilous wartime romance as it explores the bonds of love and duty that hold us to family, country, and ultimately our fellow man. Vividly rooted in history and landscape, THE WELSH GIRL reminds us anew of the pervasive presence of the past, and the startling intimacy of the foreign.
Product Description
Title - The Welsh Girl
Edition -
Author - Peter Ho Davies
ISBN 13 - 9780340938270
Imprint - Sceptre
Publisher - Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published - 27/12/2007
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 132 x 198 x 23mm
Weight - 286 g
Languages - English