The Marsh Hen |
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Author:
| Bellais, Will |
ISBN: | 978-1-4241-9668-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
Publisher: | America Star Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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A way of life vanishes. World War I. Liberation. A people devastated in a season of pandemic, shortages and family disorder. The three-carriage train floats over the low country salt water marshes to the barrier Tybee Island. The fort bursts at the seams with fresh, unworldly doughboys, ready to fight in the trenches of France. The draftees travel on the furlough trainThe Marsh Henonly to find death. David Taylor senses catastrophic epidemics. Personal issues consume his life and...
More DescriptionA way of life vanishes. World War I. Liberation. A people devastated in a season of pandemic, shortages and family disorder. The three-carriage train floats over the low country salt water marshes to the barrier Tybee Island. The fort bursts at the seams with fresh, unworldly doughboys, ready to fight in the trenches of France. The draftees travel on the furlough trainThe Marsh Henonly to find death. David Taylor senses catastrophic epidemics. Personal issues consume his life and lead him to make unfortunate decisions, especially with Lorraine Atherton, a fast married woman who smokes cigarettes in public and lives in an uncontrolled scandal. First Lieutenant Scott Chase finds himself in a sexual triangle he sees as criminal. A rich cast of characters struggle against disease, war, prejudice and longing, revealing the true nature of Savannah ready to go to warand the enemy not always a German.