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Strange meeting by susan hill and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her novels include the woman in black, the mist in the mirror and im the king of the castle for which she received the somerset maugham award in 1971. Strange meeting 1971 literature and war readalong january posted in books, british books, fiction, literature, readalong by caroline john hilliard, a young subaltern returning to the western front after a brief period of sick leave back in england, finds his battalion tragically altered. From historical fiction to thriller, these are must listen. Susan hills classic novel strange meeting tells of the power of love amidst atrocities. The novel was first published by hamish hamilton in 1971 and then by penguin books in 1974. Subscribe to our newsletter to know about the latest in our sales and offers. This bundled audiobook includes all three books in the series, plus courtneys commentary about her inspiration, writing process and much more. A story of love and loss in wartime from master storyteller susan hill. In addition to her writing, she edits shortstory compilations, writes a monthly column for the daily telegraph, and runs a literary magazine, books and company. From toni morrisons desolate tale of slaverys legacy to alice sebolds vision of heaven, louise doughty selects the best books. Strange meeting is a novel by susan hill about the first world war. For three weeks, he had been afraid of going to sleep.
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Susan hill s classic novel strange meeting tells of the power of love amidst atrocities. The book of strange new things, by michel faber the new. About the author susan hill is a prizewinning novelist, having been awarded the whitbread, somerset maugham and john llewelyn rhys awards, as well as having been shortlisted for the booker prize. Buy a discounted audible edition of strange meeting audio cd from australias leading online bookstore. Susan hill, a fulltime writer since 1963, has written over forty novels, numerous nonfiction books, novellas, short stories, and several books for children. The first world war is not a pretty or comfortable subject, but hill creates compelling scenes, and beguiling ones, and the story of two men meeting and becoming friends unfolds.
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