Confederates

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As the Civil War tears America apart, General Stonewall Jackson leads a troop of Confederate soldiers on a long trek towards the battle they believe will be a conclusive victory. Through their hopes, fears and losses, Keneally searingly conveys both the drama and mundane hardship of war, and brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history.

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published twenty-five novels since. They include SCHINDLER'S ARK, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH, CONFEDERATES and GOSSIP FROM THE FOREST, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent novels are THE WIDOW AND HER HERO, THE PEOPLE'S TRAIN and THE DAUGHTERS OF MARS. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his boyhood memoir HOMEBUSH BOY, THE COMMONWEALTH OF THIEVES and SEARCHING FOR SCHINDLER. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

A fine and compelling novel - Financial Times It compels admiration over and over for its energy and its insight into human character - Spectator Deserves comparison with the great war novels of the last hundred years - Observer Such a magnificent book that I count it a privilege to read and keep - Books and Bookmen A fine and compelling novel - Financial Times It compels admiration over and over for its energy and its insight into human character - Spectator Deserves comparison with the great war novels of the last hundred years - Observer Such a magnificent book that I count it a privilege to read and keep - Books and Bookmen