Time for Peace, A av Marg Roberts

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<p>Set in Serbia during the First World War, the lives of a brave soldier and a patriotic medical orderly interweave.<br>Stefan is brutalised by war atrocities but torn by loyalty to his men. Ellen buries the memory of women¿s rotting corpses piled in a church.<br>When Serbia is occupied during 1915, the army, 30,000 of its cadets, and hundreds of its people evacuate in a mass exodus to Corfu.<br>In the worst Balkan winter in living memory, Stefan leads the rear guard action and Ellen escorts cadets.<br>Their survival depends on them facing what they fear most.<br><br>There is a satisfying blend of spareness and depth in <i>A Time for Peace</i>, which is very accomplished. Marg Roberts has a natural-seeming ability to blend outer sensory detail with inner life and a light touch with perfectly poised use of sensory detail that brings scenes alive. There is a subtlety that knows about pacing and delivery as well as understatement. A fine and brave novel.<br>¿Roselle Angwin<br><br>This is