The Letter Bearer

Robert Allison
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The Rider has no memory of who he is, or how he came to be lying - dying - in the brutal heat of the North African desert. Rescued by a band of deserters, he begins to piece together his identity, based on shards of recollection and the letters in his post bag.
Genres: FictionWarHistorical FictionWorld War IINovelsEuropean HistoryBritish LiteratureAfrican Literature20th CenturyAdult
272 Pages

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