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After
Dunkirk
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ISBN: 0395868858 (USA) |
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After Dunkirk is the author's only published novel to date. |
What is the fate of a just man in
a just war? At the onset of World War II, Wayne Luthie is the leader of
an inexperienced British flight squadron. While his crew adapts to war
from a safe distance, Luthie ponders the delights and puzzles of his childhood
in India and falls in love with Nim, a WAAF. But soon the war escalates,
with great consequence. Tranquil memories are tinged with remembered violence;
riddles are revealed as insidious secrets. In this extraordinary literary
debut, reminiscent of Pat Barker`s best, Milena McGraw offers a novel
of uncommon assurance and depth, a portrait of a man coming to terms with
life during the Battle of Britain. It is an experience that will not be
forgotten.
Milena McGraw grew up in postwar Czechoslovakia and moved to the United States when she was a young adult. She was recently awarded an Oregon Literary Fellowship, and her writing has been recognised by the Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and is working on her next novel. |
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