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Lord of the Nutcracker Men
Iain Lawrence
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Description for Lord of the Nutcracker Men
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A young boy gradually comes to understand the difference between his toy soldiers and the bloodshed of the First World War in this poignant story. Ten-year-old Johnny loves the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. Johnny eagerly plays at war, demolishing imaginary foes. But in 1914, war with Germany looms, and all too soon Johnny's father is swept up in the war to end all wars as he proudly enlists to fight at the front in France. Johnny believes his father ... Read more
A young boy gradually comes to understand the difference between his toy soldiers and the bloodshed of the First World War in this poignant story. Ten-year-old Johnny loves the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. Johnny eagerly plays at war, demolishing imaginary foes. But in 1914, war with Germany looms, and all too soon Johnny's father is swept up in the war to end all wars as he proudly enlists to fight at the front in France. Johnny believes his father ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007135578
SKU
V9780007135578
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About Iain Lawrence
Iain Lawrence was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the second of four children. He studied journalism in Vancouver and went to work for the Prince Rupert Daily News. Eighteen years later, he went to work on a fish farm before he started writing full-time. He learned to sail at the age of nine, and as he grew up, boating ... Read more
Reviews for Lord of the Nutcracker Men
War idealistic, brutal, awe inspiring, numbing, jingoistic and ultimately heartbreaking is the central theme of this thoughtful and thought-provoking novel... its timing and its message are eerily resonant. Publishers' Weekly A poignant, believable tale told with the sure touch of someone who ... Read more