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2020/060: Kingdom of Silence -- Jonathan Grimwood
Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 08:57 am2020/060: Kingdom of Silence -- Jonathan Grimwood
The story begins on New Year's Eve 1918, when decorated war hero Eddie Sackville tells Lady Hippolyta Merrill -- Polly -- about the Kingdom of Silence, high in the Himalayas, where he grew up. He also tells Lady Bowes-Yates about the No-Mans-Land death of her son Harry, which he witnessed: and she is glad of the truth.
( no spoilers )
The lull of that day, not the slaughter either side of it, is what I will remember best. I’m young, very young. The sky is blue and larks sing beneath a broken tree, and the planes are tiny toys above me. That’s enough to make me happy. [loc. 1323]
The story begins on New Year's Eve 1918, when decorated war hero Eddie Sackville tells Lady Hippolyta Merrill -- Polly -- about the Kingdom of Silence, high in the Himalayas, where he grew up. He also tells Lady Bowes-Yates about the No-Mans-Land death of her son Harry, which he witnessed: and she is glad of the truth.
( no spoilers )
