The WarsClarke, Irwin, 1977 - 226 pages In 1915, Robert Ross, a young Canadian, enlists in the army as an officer. His experiences of life in a training camp, of the trenches in Europe, and with death, are vividly told. Some strong language amd explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1977 Governor General's Award for Fiction. 1977. |
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... Mister Ross placed the phone call — and even sent the Reo Runabout down to the factory ( driven by Peggy's beau ) to bring Teddy Budge to the South Drive house . Robert heard the car depart - and a good while later return . It sat in ...
... Mister Ross placed the phone call — and even sent the Reo Runabout down to the factory ( driven by Peggy's beau ) to bring Teddy Budge to the South Drive house . Robert heard the car depart - and a good while later return . It sat in ...
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... Ross- who was less and less a companion to her husband and her children . The walk through the snow wound them down ... Mister Ross heard this , but kept on walking . He and Peggy were busy nodding and smil- ing . Mister Ross kept ...
... Ross- who was less and less a companion to her husband and her children . The walk through the snow wound them down ... Mister Ross heard this , but kept on walking . He and Peggy were busy nodding and smil- ing . Mister Ross kept ...
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... Ross put her hands out and started forward . She found the bannister and leaned against it all the way to the bottom ... Mister Ross , in the drawing room , stood up . He advanced towards the hallway . " Help me , " said Mrs Ross ...
... Ross put her hands out and started forward . She found the bannister and leaned against it all the way to the bottom ... Mister Ross , in the drawing room , stood up . He advanced towards the hallway . " Help me , " said Mrs Ross ...
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