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The Resource Wake : a novel, Anna Hope

Wake : a novel, Anna Hope

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"Hettie, a dance instructress at the Palais, lives at home with her mother and her brother, mute and lost after his return from the war. One night, at work, she meets a wealthy, educated man and has reason to think he is as smitten with her as she is with him. Still there is something distracted about him, something she cannot reach... Evelyn works at the Pensions Exchange through which thousands of men have claimed benefits from wounds or debilitating distress. Embittered by her own loss, more and more estranged from her posh parents, she looks for solace in her adored brother who has not been the same since he returned from the front... Ada is beset by visions of her son on every street, convinced he is still alive. Helpless, her loving husband of 25 years has withdrawn from her. Then one day a young man appears at her door with notions to peddle, like hundreds of out of work veterans. But when he shows signs of being seriously disturbed--she recognizes the symptoms of "shell shock"-- and utters the name of her son she is jolted to the core... The lives of these three women are braided together, their stories gathering tremendous power as the ties that bind them become clear, and the body of the unknown soldier moves closer and closer to its final resting place"--
Language
eng
Work
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Extent
pages cm
Isbn
9780812995138
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9780812995138.jpg
Instance
Label
Wake : a novel
Title
Wake
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Anna Hope
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Hettie, a dance instructress at the Palais, lives at home with her mother and her brother, mute and lost after his return from the war. One night, at work, she meets a wealthy, educated man and has reason to think he is as smitten with her as she is with him. Still there is something distracted about him, something she cannot reach... Evelyn works at the Pensions Exchange through which thousands of men have claimed benefits from wounds or debilitating distress. Embittered by her own loss, more and more estranged from her posh parents, she looks for solace in her adored brother who has not been the same since he returned from the front... Ada is beset by visions of her son on every street, convinced he is still alive. Helpless, her loving husband of 25 years has withdrawn from her. Then one day a young man appears at her door with notions to peddle, like hundreds of out of work veterans. But when he shows signs of being seriously disturbed--she recognizes the symptoms of "shell shock"-- and utters the name of her son she is jolted to the core... The lives of these three women are braided together, their stories gathering tremendous power as the ties that bind them become clear, and the body of the unknown soldier moves closer and closer to its final resting place"--
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Dewey number
823/.92
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6108.O625
LC item number
W35 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Label
Wake : a novel, Anna Hope
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9780812995138.jpg
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volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
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Control code
ocn844461171
Extent
pages cm
Isbn
9780812995138
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013021327
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)844461171
Label
Wake : a novel, Anna Hope
Link
9780812995138.jpg
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn844461171
Extent
pages cm
Isbn
9780812995138
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2013021327
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)844461171

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