Fallen Skies
By (Author) Philippa Gregory
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
16th October 2006
16th October 2006
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
First World War fiction
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
823.914
Paperback
640
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 38mm
440g
Terrific novel set in the Roaring Twenties, reissued to accompany Philippa Gregorys new bestselling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl
Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She's determined to enjoy the world of the 1920s, with its music, singing, laughter and pleasure. When she meets Captain Stephen Winters, a decorated hero back from the Front, she's drawn to his wealth and status. In Lily he sees his salvation from the past, from the nightmare, from the guilt at surviving the Flanders plains where so many were lost.
But it's a dream that cannot last. Lily has no intention of leaving her singing career. The hidden tensions of the respectable facade of the Winters household come to a head. Stephen's nightmares merge ever closer with reality and the truth of what took place in the mud and darkness brings him and all who loves him to a terrible reckoning
Praise for 'Fallen Skies': 'Superbly crafted!a fine book.' Daily Mail 'Round of applause.' Frank Delaney, Sunday Times
Philippa Gregory is an established writer and broadcaster for radio and television. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. She lives in the North of England with her family.