Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong
Wagstaff, Rachel2010
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This is the story of Stephen who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experience of the war itself. While staying as the guest of a factory owner in pre-First World War France, Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, the wife of his host. The affair changes them both for ever. A few years later Stephen finds himself back in the same part of France, but this time as a soldier at the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest encounter in British military history. As his men die around him, Stephen turns to his enduring love for Isabelle for the strength to continue and to save something for future generations. - - For the first time, this beautiful and terrible story about love, courage and the endurance of the human spirit is brought to the stage in a version by Rachel Wagstaff, directed by famed director Trevor Nunn. - - -
Main title:
Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong / stage version by Rachel Wastaff.
Imprint:
London : Oberon, 2010.
Collation:
110 p. ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Variant title:
Other title: Birdsong
Notes:
Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9781849430685 (pbk)
Dewey class:
822.92822
Language:
English
BRN:
2084299