Wake : a novel
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Stevens Memorial Community Library - Attica - Fiction
HOPE
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HOPE
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Stevens Memorial Community Library - Attica - Fiction | HOPE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Veterans' families -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Repatriation of war dead -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Veterans' families -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Women -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Repatriation of war dead -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Book
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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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 Helpless, her loving husband of 25 years has withdrawn from her.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 and utters the name of her son she is jolted to the core. The lives of these three women are braided together and the body of the unknown soldier moves closer and closer to its final resting place.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hope, A. (2014). Wake: a novel . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hope, Anna, 1974-. 2014. Wake: A Novel. New York: Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hope, Anna, 1974-. Wake: A Novel New York: Random House, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hope, Anna. Wake: A Novel Random House, 2014.
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