Wake
Subtitle: A Heartrending Story of Three Women and the Journey of the Unknown Warrior
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781448170036
Subjects: Fiction, historical; World war, 1914-1918, fiction; Great britain, fiction
Description: Anna Hope's brilliant debut novel unfolds over the course of five days, as three women must deal with the aftershocks of World War I and its impact on the men in their lives. Wake: 1) Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep. 2) Ritual for the dead. 3) Consequence or aftermath. London, 1920. The city prepares to observe the two-year anniversary of Armistice Day with the burial of the unknown soldier...