Description
'Magnificent - deeply moving' Sunday Times
'Engrossing, moving, and unforgettable' The Times
In the heat of the French summer of 1910, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford arrives in Amiens to stay with the Azaire family. But soon a secret passion emerges that threatens to destroy the household. Six years later, Stephen finds himself on the Western Front with civilization itself in the balance. And in a maze of tunnels under the trenches he will fight for everything he has known and loved.
An epic of love, death and redemption, Birdsong has moved millions of readers all over the world to become a contemporary classic.
Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023
About the Author
Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. He lives in London.
Reviews
* "With Birdsong Faulks has produced a mesmerizing story of love and war... This book is so powerful that as I finished it I turned to the front to start again." --Sunday Express
* "Engrossing, moving, and unforgettable." --The Times
Book Information
ISBN 9781804944172
Author Sebastian Faulks
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Penguin (Cornerstone)
Publisher Cornerstone
Weight(grams) 350g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 30mm