Motherland, William Nicholson
Motherland, William Nicholson
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Motherland

Author: William Nicholson

Narrator: Gabrielle Glaister

Unabridged: 16 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2013


Synopsis

From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an “affecting…wartime love story in the tradition of Atonement” (Kirkus Reviews), about three friends who fall into a love triangle during World War II and its aftermath.

From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an epic novel of love and loss and the long shadows war leaves behind.

Summer, 1942. Kitty, an army driver stationed in Sussex, meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer with Combined Ops. She falls instantly in love with Ed, who falls in love with her. So does Larry. Both men go off to war, and Ed wins the highest military honor for his bravery. But sometimes heroes don’t make the best husbands.

Motherland follows Kitty, Ed, and Larry from wartime England and the brutally tragic Dieppe raid to Nazi-occupied France, India after the war, and Jamaica before independence. Against this ever-changing backdrop—as they witness history being made and participate in the smaller dramas of romance, friendship, and parenthood—these three friends make choices that will determine the challenges and triumphs of their lives. But the insistent current running through all they experience is the unacknowledged tension of the love triangle that binds them together and must somehow be resolved.

Written by an award-winning screenwriter whose novels have earned extraordinary critical praise, Motherland is a compelling, page-turning narrative brimming with stunning war scenes, pageantry, politics, and questions about faith and art, as well as quiet, intimate moments of passion, doubt, and longing. Above all, it is a great love story about three people struggling to find happiness and meaning amid war and its aftermath.

About William Nicholson

William Nicholson is a screenwriter, playwright, television writer, and novelist. In addition to his Academy Award–nominated screenplays for Shadowlands and Gladiator, he is the author of Motherland; several young adult and fantasy novels; and a sequence of contemporary adult novels set in England. He lives in Sussex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katelyn

I found this book to be uneven. I wanted to put it down a few times, and only persevered because I was reading it for a book club. Some parts were interesting, such as the invasion of Dieppe, which was heartbreaking and uniquely portrayed. At times I was interested in the characters and their lives,......more

Goodreads review by Jane

Book 3 in the All the Hopeful Lovers quartet. This one steps back into prequel territory and is none the worse for so doing. Another great read from William Nicholson. The man can write.......more

Goodreads review by Julian

I read this book because I have liked novels by this author before, and because I had just finished the first draft of my own novel about a love relationship set in the same period. I found the first part of this book disappointingly filled with cliches - handsome, daring soldier versus artistic, id......more

Goodreads review by Vaiva

Istorija be pabaigos. Tarsi su žirklėmis būtum nukirpęs kino juostą net neparodžius titrų. O jau apie “pasakėčios moralą” tai net neverta kalbėti, nes arba jo nėra, arba jis žinomas tik pačiam autoriui ir mums lieka tik kelių sakinių apie meilę, kuri nesibaigia ir neblėsta, o su metais tik stiprėja,......more