Green Gauntlet - Hardcover

R. F. Delderfield

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671200127 ISBN 13: 9780671200121

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1968

Synopsis

Paul and Claire Craddock have grown older in years - but not in spirit. World War II is over. But for Craddock and his family there are new battles to be fought and won. The new property laws enable speculators to reap huge profits from agricultural lands, and Paul's livelihood is threatened. With the help of his children and children's children, Paul struggles to preserve the happiness and peace he has built up over the years. In doing so, he comes to discover deeper, richer ties with those around him. Ties which hold a ripe promise for the future...

About this title

About the Author:

R F Delderfield was born in South London in 1912. On leaving school he joined the Exmouth Chronicle newspaper as a junior reporter, where he went on to become Editor. From there 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.

Review:

“Sheer, wonderful storytelling.” —Chicago Tribune

“[Delderfield] built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett.” —Life

“Delderfield’s manner is easy, modest, heartwarming.” —Evening Standard

“A born storyteller.” —Sunday Mirror

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0671200127
• ISBN 13: 9780671200121
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 475