The Rivers of Eden: Five people, bonded by war, share stories of bravery, shame and horror - Couverture souple

Messenger, Nigel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1838356983 ISBN 13 : 9781838356989

Editeur : Nigel Messenger, 2026

Synopsis

Five remarkable people, linked by war, tell their stories and lead you into the vibrant, fascinating, troubled world of Arabia at the start of the twentieth century.   A world transformed from paradise to chaos, but still managing to capture the hearts of those who can see the magnificence of the past hidden behind the turbulence of the present.   I cried out in shock, having never witnessed such horror, such vile inhumanity before.   The land of the Bible has been torn apart by centuries of unrest. Mesopotamia during World War I is a grim and terrifying place, with disease, starvation and a brutal enemy running wild throughout the inhospitable settlements around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. It is hard for the British troops who are suffering and dying to believe that in historic times, they wouldn’t have been far from the legendary Garden of Eden.   A Lieutenant Colonel finds an old friend horribly injured, recognising the man whose quick thinking and bravado saved him from the firing squad many years earlier. The injured man’s sister risks her life and her reputation to travel alone across the war-torn world to be at his side. A Political Officer will stop at nothing to bring the local people onto the side of the British, meting out the harshest of punishments for disloyalty. A wife, separated from her new husband by the War almost as soon as their vows were exchanged, works tirelessly with the inimitable Edith Cavell, putting her own life on the line to smuggle injured soldiers to safety.   This is a story of historical fiction inspired by the author's family’s experiences in India and the Middle East during World War I and before.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Around 10 years ago, after a trip to Palestine to investigate an extraordinary story, I was compelled to write my first book, The Michmash Miracles. I collected so much research material that I have since self-published 4 more books with another in progress. I plan to write many more.My genre is historical fiction. My earlier books are about World War I in the Middle East, but I recently published a work about the second and third crusades and medieval England. A second edition is being prepared. The Rivers of Eden is an updated, redrafted, improved and revised version of my book, From Eden to Babylon. I believe that stories are the best way to deliver and explain history, to inform and fascinate all generations and, above all, to learn lessons from past events.I owe huge thanks once again to my incredibly detailed and precise editor, Alison Jack, and my brilliant cover designer, Jason Conway and to Georgia Margetts for her lovely map of Mesopotamia. To the kind and generous authors who support me, too many to mention. And, of course, a massive thank you to my endlessly patient wife Maura, my biggest critic, and all of our loving family.I am extremely grateful to the celebrated author John Lynch for his kind review of The Rivers of Eden, which I have included on the back cover.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nigel Messenger
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1838356983
• ISBN 13: 9781838356989
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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