The blasphemer
| Title | The blasphemer |
|---|---|
| Author | Nigel Farndale |
| Publication | Black Swan |
| Size | 492p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9780552776172 |
| Topics |
English fiction--Moral Near-death experiences Plane crash--Fiction English fiction--War stories English fiction--Historical World War I (1914-1918)--Fiction |
| Notes | He had always been scared of flying. Now, the fear is real. A plane crash. The water is rising over his mouth. In his nostrils. Lungs. As Daniel gasps, he swallows; and punches at his seat-belt. Nancy, the woman he loves, is trapped in her seat. He clambers over her, pushing her face into the headrest. It is a reflex, visceral action made without rational thought... But Daniel Kennedy did it. And already we have judged him from the comfort of our own lives. Almost a hundred years earlier, Daniel's great-grandfather goes over the top at Passchendaele.A shell explodes, and he wakes up alone and lost in the hell of no-man's-land. Where are the others? Has he been left behind? And if he doesn't find his unit, is he a deserter? Love; cowardice; trust; forgiveness.How will any of us behave when we are pushed to extremes? |
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