Birdsong

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This is the story of Stephen who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experience of the war itself.

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'Magnificent - deeply moving' Sunday Times
'Engrossing, moving, and unforgettable' The Times

In the heat of the French summer of 1910, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford arrives in Amiens to stay with the Azaire family. But soon a secret passion emerges that threatens to destroy the household. Six years later, Stephen finds himself on the Western Front with civilization itself in the balance. And in a maze of tunnels under the trenches he will fight for everything he has known and loved.

An epic of love, death and redemption, Birdsong has moved millions of readers all over the world to become a contemporary classic.

Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2023

Additional information

Weight355 g
Dimensions19.8 × 13 × 3.3 cm
Book_author

Faulks, Sebastian

Publisher

Penguin Books

Imprint

Penguin Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

503

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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