An Ice-Cream War

An Ice-Cream War(1982)

William BoydGiles Foden

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An Ice-Cream War was the debut novel of William Boyd who would go on to be recognized as 'the finest storyteller of his generation' (Sebastian Faulks). It follows the fortunes of several wildly different characters - including an expat farmer and a young English aristocrat - as they are swept up in the fighting in German East Africa during the First World War, their lives converging amid battle, betrayal, love, comedy and tragedy.

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Pages
408
Authors
William BoydGiles Foden
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Published By
Vintage
Published at
1/1/1982
Isbn13
9780375705021
Isbn10
0375705023
Setting
German East Africa (, 1914), England (, 1914), East Africa (, 1914), Africa (, 1914), British Empire

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