Book description
A beautifully written story of yearning and love in 1920 as a nation grieves - one soul, one person at a time. The body of the Unknown Warrior is coming home, can Britain find peace?
'..an important novel..'
Margate 1920. The Great War is over but Britain mourns and its…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Blue Bench as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My WW1 novel was about four friends one of whom suffers horrific facial injuries, so when a friend recommend this book I felt compelled to read it.
During WW1 some park benches were painted blue to warn locals that the person sitting there might have distressing injuries. Set in 1920, Edward was once known as The Lucky Lieutenant before suffering a disfigurement bad enough to warrant wearing a mask to cover his injuries. He struggles to cope with the pain but travels to Margate with his closest friend, William.
Edward is a brilliant pianist and finds work at The Winter…
From Deborah's list on World War One that live rent free in my head.
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