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OverviewGeorge Bridge has a secret, a wrong he did a lifetime ago that he must confess. Back in the summer and autumn of 1918 he lived life at a pitch he never experienced again; any moment could have been his last. He was a pilot in the RAF. Day after day, George and his friend Billy Love fight for their lives. Just nineteen, they have everything to live for, but flying three miles above France, its kill or be killed and machine guns, Fokkers and a long burning fall haunt their dreams. At home their families wait; and so do their girls. Billy loves Jessica. Constance loves George. But who does George love? Then Billy flies into history and nothing is ever the same again. That Quiet Earth is rich in the kind of 'boys own' descriptions of combat that characterise this kind of fiction, but underlying the novel is an astute study of madness; the insanity of the war itself and the personal decline of tormented young Billy Love. AUTHOR: Bruce Fellows has written several short pieces for Bristol's Show of Strength Theatre Company; a play, 'Rabbit Ears', for Theatre West; and for South Gloucestershire's Brass Works Theatre, two stage adaptations of classic novels: 'The Mystery of the Hound of the Baskervilles' and 'Kidnapped'. 30 b/w illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce FellowsPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Imprint: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9781783831807ISBN 10: 1783831804 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 August 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""...an easy and pleasant read...spending an evening with THAT QUIET EARTH is worthwhile. Recommended.""-- ""Over the Front""" ...an easy and pleasant read...spending an evening with THAT QUIET EARTH is worthwhile. Recommended. --Over the Front ...an easy and pleasant read...spending an evening with THAT QUIET EARTH is worthwhile. Recommended. -- Over the Front Author InformationBruce Fellows is a professional playwright who has written a number of performance pieces for Bristol's Show of Strength Theatre Compamy. His play, Rabbit Ears, about army wives and the Afghan War, was produced by Theatre West in November 2010. He lives in Bristol. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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