In a Field of Blue: A Novel

In a Field of Blue: A NovelDescription By Gemma Liviero Paperback From the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin comes a novel about a family torn apart by grief and secrets, then pulled back together by hope in the wake of World War I. England 1922. Its been four years since Rudys brother Edgar went missing in war torn France. Still deep in mourning and grappling with unanswered questions, Rudy and his mother struggle to move on. When the enigmatic Mariette arrives

or aiding recruitment efforts across the country

bloody and bizarre battles of World War 1

demographically

while civilians supported from the home front

The book is enhanced by many unpublished photographs from the Nieuport/Pommier archives

by David Fromkin

Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield

In August 1917

bloody combat against the newly formed Soviet Union’s Red Army

combining cultural history

Becoming Metropolitan will appeal to scholars and students of urban history and the popular press

This seedy underworld transformed the Heart of America into the Paris of the Plains