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The Valley of Bones

A Dance to the Music of Time seriesbook 7 of 12Next:The Soldier's Art(1966) →

With their lives drastically remodeled by World War II, the characters of The Dance to the Music of Time series continue their colorful exploits. Nicholas Jenkins, the narrarator, now in his thirties, is second-lieutenant in an infrantry regiment and life in the army is examined at startingly close range. Like its predecessors, this volume in the series is witty, sparkling, entertaining, but adds a new twist as a whole new world of wartime people and circumstances are investigated.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 284 pages

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