At the Age for Love: A Novel of Bangalore During World War IiAuthorHouse, 30 січ. 2006 р. - 352 стор. At the Age for Love--A novel of Bangalore during World War II, is an extraordinary story of a soldier''s family waiting for his safe return from the Africa Front where he serves with a British tank unit pressing hard against the Germans in the desert of Libya. The chronicle begins with the soldier, Capt. Edward Thompson, saying goodbye to his wife Amelia and son Paddy and ends with his return at the end of the war. The story, narrated in incredible detail, tells how the boy and his mother with their relatives and friends live in this hectic military city in South India, where those who stay behind are swept along into the rushing, wild stream of British history in India during a time of war. The lives of these women--and their children--provide a bold story of Anglo-India in this multihued Indian landscape where rogues and villains and the honest, hard-working, church-going, form relationships in this bold saga as men and women cross family and racial boundaries in their search for love. The city of Bangalore with its cluster of towns around British army barracks comes alive with memorable characters and this novel follows their tense and gripping relationships. The ending, where these fun-loving characters come together in a frail boat on the peaceful Cauvery River at Seringapatnam near sunset, has much to say about life and the human mystery and the vision it offers us as we live in a changing world. |
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35 | |
Running With The Herd | 63 |
The Bedroom | 101 |
The Christmas Dance | 115 |
Dday Celebrations At Amelias Home | 175 |
Katie Mcdonalds Secret | 189 |
The Soldier Returns | 265 |
Seringapatam August 1945 | 287 |
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At the Age for Love: A Novel of Bangalore During World War II Reginald N. Shires Обмежений попередній перегляд - 2006 |
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age for love Amelia says Andrew Collins arms asks Aunty Ayah Bangalore beautiful bike Birdie bloody boat Buddy calls can’t Captain child Coachman Collins comes coolie crowd Cynthia dance dark darling Derrick didn’t dress drink Edward Edward Thompson English eyes face father flying Freddie going grabs hair hand He’s head holding I’ve India James James Kirk jumps Kalimpong Katie McDonald kiss laughs looks Marwari Marwari girl mother Mysore Nana Brady night Paddy and Tess Paddy Baba Paddy’s Pastor Phillips picks pretty pulls quickly Robin Rover runs says Amelia says Paddy She’s shouts side sits smiles soldier stands starts stone stop Sultan Swordfish talk Tamil tell Tess Thai There’s things Thompson Timmy and Johnny tree truck trying turns Uncle wait walks wall watch What’s wife woman You’re young
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Сторінка 67 - God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home...
Сторінка 184 - For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nations shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Сторінка 273 - Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on ! The night is dark and I am far from home; Lead thou me on ! Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me.
Сторінка v - I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.