Ladysmith / Giles Foden
1999, First Edition. London : Faber and Faber. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages; Description: 366 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Social aspects -- Ladysmith (South Africa) -- History -- Siege, 1899-1900 -- Fiction. Summary: A novel which takes a wry look at the horrors and contradictions of the Boer War. Through the eyes of young Bella McCann readers follow the siege of Ladysmith, its aftermath, and her own journey away from the strictures of 19th-century society, towards independence. Item #214088
ISBN: 0571197337
Price: €8.95