BirdsongWhile staying as the guest of a factory owner in pre-First World War France, Stephen Wraysford embarks on a passionate affair with Isabelle, the wife of his host. The affair changes them both for ever.A few years later Stephen finds himself back in the same part of France, but this time as a soldier in the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest encounter in British military history. As his men die around him, Stephen turns to his enduring love for Isabelle for the strength to continue and to save something for future generations. For the first time, this beautiful and terrible story about love, courage and the endurance of the human spirit is brought to the stage in a version by Rachel Wagstaff, directed by famed director Trevor Nunn. |
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User Review - bcrowl399 - LibraryThingI was expecting a little more from this book based on the reviews I'd read. It was well written, poignant, captivating. However there were times when the details were skimmed over and other places ... Read full review
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User Review - Clara53 - LibraryThingAn epic tumultuous saga, starting from 1910 to 1918, and then jumping to 1978-79, a follow up of sorts. 1910, France - an ardent and brief love affair (which didn't particularly grab my heart, like I ... Read full review
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ADAMS Amiens appears Arthur AZAIRE BARCLAY BARMAN Beat begins BÉRARD birdsong bloody blow Boche body BRENNAN bring brother Captain crawls D’you Dear disappears draw enters EVANS explosion factory father fighting finished followed German girl give gone GRAY GRÉGOIRE ground hand happened hear heard holds I’ll ISABELLE It’s JACK JEANNE kill kiss knife LAMM laughs lays leave letter LEVI light LISETTE listen live look louder Madame MARGUERITE married mean meet memory Monsieur mother move never NURSE opens Pause Perhaps playing pray PROSTITUTE reads remember river runs Save SCENE SHAW shelling Silence sing SOLDIER Somme sorry sound stands STEPHEN STEPHEN goes STEPHEN takes sure takes tell Thank thought TIPPER told trying tunnel TURNER turns understand wait walk What’s whole workers Wraysford write
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| Title | Birdsong Oberon Modern Plays |
| Author | Sebastian Faulks |
| Contributor | Rachel Wagstaff |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1849439311, 9781849439312 |
| Length | 88 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / General Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / General Performing Arts / General |
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