- Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917, Fiction, Fiction, historical
A conscientious objector is released from prison and sent to the front lines to investigate the death of a British officer and celebrated poet.
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Classical in form, plot-driven, raw and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Ben Elton
- First published
- December 27, 2005
- Pages
- 419
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Bantam Press, Limited, Audiobooks
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780552773362
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