And in the Morning by Graeme Hague

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly right tail front cover. Previous owner has stamped inside page. Small mark on top and tail foredge.

This is the story of two brothers, Jonathon and Joseph White, who are caught up in the excitement of the new war in Europe in 1914 and enlist to fight the Hun. And In The Morning is not just a war novel. Amidst the horror of the battlefields, a love story begins.

Rose is a volunteer in the Nurses Corps and risks her life, close to the fighting, working among the wounded and the dying. Meeting Jonathon makes Rose realise that life is bittersweet – time is precious and falling in love may be only a hopeless and painful experience. Surely no one could survive the killing in the trenches? Some days it seems likely she won’t survive “the war to end all wars”.

From the first landings on 25th April 1915 to the battlefields of France and Armistice Day 1918, And In The Morning is a uniquely Australian novel of war, love and courage. It’s been described as “giving the soldiers of Gallipoli and the Great War a haunting voice. It is a story that should never be forgotten.” (author website)