{"product_id":"letters-from-a-lost-generation-by-mark-bostridge","title":"Letters From A Lost Generation by Mark Bostridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing in the papers, not the most vivid and heart-rending descriptions, have made me realise war like your letters' Vera Brittain to Roland Leighton, 17 April 1915. This selection of letters, written between 1913 \u0026amp; 1918, between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance Roland Leighton, her brother Edward and their close friends Victor Richardson \u0026amp; Geoffrey Thurlow present a remarkable and profoundly moving portrait of five young people caught up in the cataclysm of total war. Roland, 'Monseigneur', is the 'leader' \u0026amp; his letters most clearly trace the path leading from idealism to disillusionment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdward, ' Immaculate of the Trenches', was orderly \u0026amp; controlled, down even to his attire. Geoffrey, the 'non-militarist at heart' had not rushed to enlist but put aside his objections to the war for patriotism's sake. Victor on the other hand, possessed a very sweet character and was known as 'Father Confessor'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important historical testimony telling a powerful story of idealism, disillusionment and personal tragedy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62375084884338,"sku":"stm1789781158996","price":12.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/4015\/2434\/files\/letters-from-a-lost-generation-by-mark-bostridge_1.jpg?v=1789781163","url":"https:\/\/ballgownwear.shop\/products\/letters-from-a-lost-generation-by-mark-bostridge","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}