{"product_id":"the-avenue-goes-to-war-paperback","title":"The Avenue Goes to War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Frederick Delderfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe residents of a South London street face World War II together in this novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dreaming Suburb\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Years ago, the Great War tore apart the lives of the families living on Manor Park Avenue in South London. Now, as Allied and Axis armies rage across Europe in an even more devastating conflict, the residents of the Avenue struggle to cope with the sacrifices England must make as their nation's place in the world irrevocably changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Longtime homeowner Jim Carver, who lives in Number Twenty, had his fill of combat in the trenches of France more than twenty years ago. But when the Luftwaffe rains death from above on his beloved street, he dedicates himself to the war effort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carver's eldest son, Archie, has come a long way from grocer's errand boy to owner of a chain of successful shops. His illicit affair with a neighbor whose husband is fighting for King and Country threatens to undo everything he has achieved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Esther Frith lives a solitary life in Number Seventeen, seemingly oblivious to the aerial onslaught ravaging the Avenue now that the war has turned her family into casualties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And across the road at Number Twenty-Two, reclusive Harold Godbeer hates what the war is doing to his country. He realizes that even if England succeeds in helping defeat the Axis's tyrannical dictators, his nation will be but a shadow of its former glory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Living side by side as their neighborhood becomes a battleground, two generations of Manor Park Avenue must unite if they--and their way of life--are to survive during wartime, in this moving novel about the connections we forge during times of trouble, which was also adapted for British television. \u003cbr\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, \u003ci\u003eA Horseman Riding By\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 737\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.62 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760595697952,"sku":"9781504049306","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6bc28bde589f88869cbddc965fe09485.webp?v=1780184295","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-avenue-goes-to-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}