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Through the Wheat by Thomas Boyd

Through the Wheat

Thomas Boyd, Edwin Howard Simmons

Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · April 14, 2020

Powerful and poignant, a masterpiece.

War FictionWorld War I Historical Fictionmilitary
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Who it’s for
A fiction-led wartime read with enough edge for conversation and enough gravity to linger.
Genres
World War I Historical Fiction, War Fiction
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 14, 2020

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About this book

Powerful and poignant, a masterpiece. 'Through the Wheat' depicts the horrors of World War 1: the first modern war fought in trenches with mustard gas, artillery, and tanks. Thomas Boyd brings home the psychological damage done to men under extreme pressure fighting for their livers thousands of miles from home. Unforgettable!

Wartime Lens

A fiction-led wartime read with enough edge for conversation and enough gravity to linger.

Come here for

  • fictional wartime lens
  • serious, layered read

Expect

  • historical context
  • immersive, sustained pacing

Where it sits

War Fiction94%
World War I Historical Fiction91%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Military Thrillers
  • War Fiction
Authors
Thomas Boyd, Edwin Howard Simmons
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 14, 2020
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
The Classics