The Lie: The enthralling Richard and Judy Book Club favourite

Nominated for the Folio Prize and shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historial Fiction, and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Set during and just after the First World War, The Lie is an enthralling, heart-wrenching novel of love, memory and devastating loss by one of the UK's most acclaimed storytellers. Cornwall, 1920, early spring. A young man stands on a headland, looking out to sea. He is back from the war, homeless and without family. Behind him lie the mud, barbed-wire entanglements and terror of the trenches. Behind him is also the most intense relationship of his life. Daniel has survived, but the horror and passion of the past seem more real than the quiet fields around him. He is about to step into the unknown. But will he ever be able to escape the terrible, unforeseen consequences of a lie? "Cornwall, 1920. Daniel Branwell has survived the First World War and returned to the small fishing town where he was born. Behind him are the trenches and the most intense relationship of his life. As he works on the land, struggling to make a living in the aftermath of war, he is drawn deeper and deeper into the traumas of the past and memories of his dearest friend and his first love. As the drama unfolds, Daniel is haunted by the terrible, unforeseen consequences of a lie. Set in France during the First World War and in postwar Cornwall, this is a deeply moving and mesmerizing story of the 'men who marched away'"-- from publisher's web site Cornwall våren 1920. En ung mann står på et nes og ser utover havet. Han har kommet tilbake fra krigen, hjemløs og uten familie. Bak han ligger piggtråd, gjørme og terror fra skyttergravene. Bak han er også det mest intense forholdet han har hatt i sitt liv. Daniel er en av de som overlevde. Men grusomhetene og lidenskapen fra fortiden virker mer ekte enn det fredelige landskapet rundt han. Han er i ferd med å gå inn i det ukjente. Men vil han noensinne kunne unnslippe den forferdelige og uforutsette konsekvensen av en løgn? The Lie er en roman om kjærlighet, hukommelse og tap fra den prisvinnende britiske forfatteren Helen Dunmore Cornwall, 1920. Daniel Branwell Has Survived The First World War And Returned To The Small Fishing Town Where He Was Born. Behind Him Are The Trenches And The Most Intense Relationship Of His Life. As He Works On The Land, Struggling To Make A Living In The Aftermath Of War, He Is Drawn Deeper And Deeper Into The Traumas Of The Past And Memories Of His Dearest Friend And His First Love. As The Drama Unfolds, Daniel Is Haunted By The Terrible, Unforeseen Consequences Of A Lie. Set In France During The First World War And In Postwar Cornwall, This Is A Deeply Moving And Mesmerizing Story Of The 'men Who Marched Away' -- Helen Dunmore.