William - an Englishman
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18 April 2024Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Synopsis
A satirical view of the suffragette movement and an unblinking yet compassionate story that chronicles the impact of the First World War on an ordinary young couple, William – an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton won the first Prix Femina-Vie Heureuse prize in 1919.
Written in a hospital tent to the sound of gunfire and shells falling, Cicely Hamilton drew on her...
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18 April 2024443 minutes
Stephanie Racine
9781035047284Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Reviews
Written in a rage in 1918; this extraordinary novel is a passionate assertion of the futility of warSpectator
Terrifically good . . . very poignant, evoking the war is what she does as well as anything I've readAnne Harvey, BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read
Profoundly movingFinancial Times
