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“Who made the law that men should die in meadows?
Who spake the word that blood should splash in lanes?
Who gave it forth that gardens should be bone-yards?
Who spread the hills with flesh, and blood, and brains?”
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“Who Made The Law?” – Leslie Coulson
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I took my first lines for today, from the prologue of this First World War family, romantic saga, by Leah Fleming. I am about a quarter of the way through the book and so far it is meeting all my expectations for being a great emotional read.
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Update 25th May 2011
My thoughts about this book have now been published here.
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This sounds like a very intense read. I hope you are enjoying it.
Hi Kathy,
It’s a very moving and emotional story so far, very descriptive when it comes to war time conditions in the trenches and the psychological aftermath.
This sounds like a fantastic read–right up my alley. I must put it on my wishlist…
Thanks so much for participating in Book Beginnings!
Hi Katy,
It is the best Leah Fleming book I have read, other reviews have likened it to Kate Morton’s ‘The House At Riverton’ and I can see the similarities in the way that the story is constructed.
Leah Fleming does write some very perceptive sagas, another great read was ‘Mothers And Daughters’, completely different era, but just as emotional
http://www.fiction-books.biz/reviews/mothers-and-daughters-2/