Ronald Frederick Delderfield fu un popolare romanziere e drammaturgo inglese, molte delle cui opere sono state adattate per la televisione e sono ancora ampiamente lette. Diversi romanzi e serie storiche di Delderfield coinvolgono giovani uomini che tornano dalla guerra e conducono vite in Inghilterra che permettono all'autore di ritrarre l'ampiezza della storia inglese e di approfondire la storia sociale dall'era edoardiana fino ai primi anni '60. Il suo stile letterario offre ai lettori uno sguardo sulle vite e sui cambiamenti sociali attraverso periodi cruciali della storia britannica.
Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, the narrative follows seven comrades as they navigate the chaos of battle across Europe, from Austria to Russia. Their journey culminates in the decisive confrontation at Waterloo. Inspired by authentic accounts from soldiers of the First Empire, the story captures the raw emotions of camaraderie, bravery, and the harsh realities of war, highlighting both their victories and losses.
Focusing on the fascinating lives of Napoleon's Marshals, this chronicle explores the diverse backgrounds of twenty-six men who rose to prominence during the Napoleonic Wars. From aristocrats to former tradesmen and those who overcame poverty, their stories reveal a complex tapestry of ambition, loyalty, and betrayal. The narrative delves into their origins, the heights of power they achieved, and their evolving relationships with Napoleon as the empire's fortunes fluctuated, providing a vivid portrayal of their impact on history.
This is the story of five families who live in a quiet avenue in the suburbs of Greater London. It is a story of their hopes and dreams and their mounting fears as war looms and threatens to destroy all that they treasure.
Beautiful, resourceful, treacherous, vulnerable - she was a woman full of contradictions and he would never stop loving her. As a young girl Diana is irrepressible, untameable and, to the orphaned John, endlessly fascinating. Only daughter of a wealthy businessman, she is drawn both to a rigorous outdoor life in the west country with her horses and the glittering London society that will be her destiny. They spend a magical unconventional childhood together but Diana's ambition, her passion for life that makes her so desirable, pulls her away from all that makes her happy. The fierce friendship that grew inevitably to love, develops as inevitably to conflict and a betrayal that will mark them both - until the trials of war offers them redemption.
It's 1906 on the eve of a General Election. Sir Hector Fanshawe Scott MP is at his large suburban home about to give a speech to his constituents. Little does he know that his house is about to be invaded by an intrepid Suffragette, who will have a dramatic effect on the residents...4 women, 2 men
Die Leute aus der Avenue
Das Tal der Craddocks - bk937; Ehrenwirth Verlag; R.F. Delderfield; Paperback; 1970
