The Cartographer of No Man's Land

By P.S. Duffy

Book Overview

In the tradition of Robert Goolrick's A Reliable Wife and Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn, P. S. Duffy's astonishing debut showcases a rare and instinctive talent emerging in midlife. Her novel leaps across the Atlantic, between a father at war and a son coming of age at home without him.

When his beloved brother-in-law goes missing at the front in 1916, Angus defies his pacifist upbringing to join the war and find him. Assured a position as a cartographer in London, he is instead sent directly into the visceral shock of battle. Meanwhile, at home, his son Simon Peter must navigate escalating hostility in a fishing village torn by grief. With the intimacy of The Song of Achilles and the epic scope of The Invisible Bridge, The Cartographer of No Man's Land offers a soulful portrayal of World War I and the lives that were forever changed by it, both on the battlefield and at home.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871403765
• ISBN13: 9780871403766
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.6"