About this eBook
As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army – Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his trade for the Irish Nationalist cause. But amid the mud of Flanders, their relationship is tested by an ordeal beyond the horror of the battlefield...
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3.5
8 reviews
Thiago Rodrigues alves
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26 October 2015
If only reading this wasn't enough our teacher made us write a summery after every 10 chapters we read. Talk about the most boring novel ever like, I ain't even joking... Waste of money and time...🙋
Jordan Lapsley
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30 October 2013
Was an ok book. had to read it for my Leaving Cert in secondary school. Know i must say i kind of enjoyed it but its a book i could never really get excited.
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