The Care and Management of Lies : : a Novel of the Great War
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"By July 1914, the ties between Kezia Marchant and Thea Brissenden, friends since girlhood, have become strained--by Thea's passionate embrace of women's suffrage, and by the imminent marriage of Kezia to Thea's brother, Tom, who runs the family farm. When Kezia and Tom wed just a month before war is declared between Britain and Germany, Thea's gift to Kezia is a book on household management--a veiled criticism of the bride's prosaic life to come. Yet when Tom enlists to fight for his country and Thea is drawn reluctantly onto the battlefield, the farm becomes Kezia's responsibility. Each must find a way to endure the ensuing cataclysm and turmoil. As Tom marches to the front lines, and Kezia battles to keep her ordered life from unraveling, they hide their despair in letters and cards filled with stories woven to bring comfort. Even Tom's fellow soldiers in the trenches enter and find solace in the dream world of Kezia's mouth-watering, albeit imaginary meals. But will well-intended lies and self-deception be of use when they come face to face with the enemy?" -- from publisher's web site.
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heartbreaking submitted by camelsamba on June 30, 2017, 9:32pm If you grab this book thinking it will be similar to the Maisie Dobbs series, you may be disappointed. However, although it is quite different the story is not the least bit disappointing. Winspear is again able to show the devastating effects of war on individuals. The relationships are intense and powerful, even as things are hidden.
Initially skeptical but loved it submitted by chelseavp on July 30, 2018, 10:13pm I love the Maisie Dobbs series, and yes this is very different. I found this book engaging. As the story unfolds it is more and more compelling and hard to put down.
PUBLISHED
New York : HarperCollins, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 319 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062220509
0062220500
SUBJECTS
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Farm life -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
War stories.