{"product_id":"post-of-honour-paperback","title":"Post of Honour - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. F. Delderfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rural English family endures as the Great War ends--and more storm clouds loom--in this saga from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the Avenue novels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through hard work and love of the land, Boer War vet Paul Craddock has transformed the sprawling West Country estate of Shallowford. With his wife and three children he enjoys a peaceful country life. But war has begun its inevitable march across England, and this remote corner of Devon cannot escape its cruel destruction. Young farmers of the village--barely men when they enlist--are dying in the field or coming home to a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. Yet as the Great War ends and another threatens to erupt, Craddock's faith and the strength he derives from his family will sustain him and his beloved village through trying, tumultuous times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with vivid imagery and timeless emotion, this is the unforgettable story of a farming family and a vanishing way of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePost of Honour\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in R. F. Delderfield's A Horseman Riding By saga, which begins with \u003ci\u003eLong Summer Day\u003c\/i\u003e and continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Green Gauntlet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. F. Delderfield (1912-1972) was born in South London. On leaving school he joined the \u003ci\u003eExmouth Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper as a junior reporter and went on to become editor. He began to write stage plays and then became a highly successful novelist, renowned for brilliantly portraying slices of English life. With the publication of his first saga, A Horseman Riding By, he became one of Britain's most popular authors, and his novels have been bestsellers ever since. Many of his works, including the Horseman Riding By series, \u003ci\u003eTo Serve Them All My Days\u003c\/i\u003e, the Avenue novels, and \u003ci\u003eDiana\u003c\/i\u003e, were adapted for television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 812\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47748203413753,"sku":"9781497614932","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Q2wrSG9LczgxalhUZExySnk3c0xPUT09.webp?v=1775051462","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/post-of-honour-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}