General Book Search for "9780062955326"

The Poppy Wife

Paperback
Published : Tuesday 5 November 2019
ISBN : 9780062955326
Price : €19.88


Description

A beautifully evocative reminder of what it means to come back from war and to face the age-old question of whether it is better to have survived or to have died. Highly recommended.Library Journal, starred review

In the tradition of Jennifer Robson and Hazel Gaynor, this unforgettable debut novel is a sweeping tale of forbidden love, profound loss, and the startling truth of the broken families left behind in the wake of World War I.

1921. Survivors of the Great War are desperately trying to piece together the fragments of their broken lives. While many have been reunited with their loved ones, Edies husband Francis has not come home. Francis is presumed to have been killed in action, but Edie believes he might still be alive.

Harry, Franciss brother, was there the day Francis was wounded. He was certain it was a fatal woundthat he saw his brother diebut as time passes, Harry begins questioning his memory of what happened. Could Francis, like many soldiers, merely be lost and confused somewhere? Hired by grieving families, Harry returns to the Western Front to photograph gravesites. As he travels through battle-scarred France and Belgium gathering news for British wives and mothers, he searches for evidence of Francis.

When Edie receives a mysterious photograph of Francis, she is more convinced than ever he might still be alive. And so, she embarks on a journey in the hope of finding some trace of her husband. Is he truly gone? And if he isnt, then why hasnt he come home?

As Harry and Edies paths converge, they get closer to the truth about Francis and, as they do, are faced with the life-changing impact of the answers they discover.

Artful and incredibly moving, The Poppy Wife tells the unforgettable story of the soldiers lost amid the chaos and ruins, and those who were desperate to find them.



You may also like ...

Product

Greenfields

Hardback
28 Aug 2025
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

€19.88

Pre-Order
Product

Greenfields

Paperback
28 Aug 2025
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

€17.54

Pre-Order
Product

Good Taste

Paperback
07 Nov 2023

€23.39

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Product

Good Taste

Paperback
20 Jul 2023
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

€11.69

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

Reviews