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Title | Absolutist | Height | 198 mm |
Author | John Boyne | Width | 129 mm |
ISBN-13 | 9780552775403 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
ISBN-10 | #0552775401 | Spine Width | 25 mm |
Publisher | Black Swan Book | Pages | 432 |
Edition | Availability | In Stock |

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Absolutist
Author: John Boyne
September 1919: Twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marians brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together. But in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield and declared himself a conscientious objector, an act which brought sha September 1919: Twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marians brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together. But in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield and declared himself a conscientious objector, an act which brought shame and dishonour on the Bancroft family. The letters, however, are not the real reason for Tristans visit. He holds a secret deep within him. One that he is desperate to unburden himself of to Marian, if he can only find the courage. Whatever happens, this meeting will change his life - forever.