In 19th-century northern England, two outsiders find comfort and support in their mutual isolation, in Robert Edric’s resonant historical fiction
Peacetime
Written by Robert Edric
- Longlisted
- The Man Booker Prize 2002
- Published by Black Swan
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Robert Edric captures with breathtaking economy the sense of portent and uncertainty shared by a community in the aftermath of conflict
Late summer 1946: the Wash on the Fenland coast. Into a suspicious and isolated community comes James Mercer, until recently a serving captain in the Engineers. As the summer dies, animosities flare, prejudices and enmities are burnished - and Mercer finds himself caught in the centre as events quicken to their violent and unexpected conclusion.
Robert Edric
Robert Edric is the pseudonym of Gary Edric Armitage and he writes under both names. He is a prolific author who never stints on quality, as evidenced by his 2002 and 2006 longlistings
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