A Midnight Clear

Author: William Wharton

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Price : 19.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780007457991
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint : The Friday Project Limited
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Publication date : 01 January 2013
Dimensions : 197mm X 130mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 19.99
Availability date : 01 March 2013
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Description

A reissue of this classic World War II novel. Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve, 1944, A Midnight Clear is the story of Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs ordered to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau close to the German lines. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation-until the Germans begin leaving signs of their presence.

Reviews

' Remarkable' NEW YORK TIMES 'There are surprisingly few 'classic' novels of World War II, A Midnight Clear joins the best.' VILLAGE VOICE 'Sad and witty, even profound.; SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 'It has mythic quality.' CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Author description

William Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925. During the Second World War, Wharton served in the US army, until an injury led to his discharge. In 1978, Wharton's first novel, 'Birdy', was published to critical acclaim. Before his death in 2008, Wharton penned 8 further novels, and 3 memoirs. The most recent memoir, 'Shrapnel', will be published for the first time in English in 2012.