And There's Another Country: An Ordinary Family Before, During and After the Great War.

And There's Another Country chronicles the effects of political and social tendencies on the members of one Leicester family, leading to the First World War and its aftermath. Born in 1799, Richard Ward Warren became a wealthy builder and Freeman of Leicester. His son, John, died in tragic circumstances, leaving his wife, Mary, and children to fend for themselves. Mary's son, Richard, found work in the hosiery trade, but the industry's changing fortunes, poor housing, and poor health care took a toll. When war broke out in 1914, six of Richard's sons were drawn into the conflict, and the stories of three of these young men are described in detail. After the war, the fight was far from over, and the consequences could still wreak havoc.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2022
Publisher: Troubador Publishing

From affluence to penury in three generations; love, loss, and then the disaster that another country would bring about.

Born in 1799, Richard Ward Warren trained as a carpenter, just as his father had before him, and then went on to become a relatively wealthy builder, Freeman of Leicester, and Guardian of the Poor. Shortly after Richard's death, however, his son, John, died in tragic circumstances, leaving his wife, Mary, and their children to fend for themselves.

As things gradually improved, Mary's son, also Richard, found work in the hosiery trade, but after he married and started a family, the changing fortunes of the industry, poor housing, and poor health care began to take their toll alongside the increasing threat of war.

When war did break out in 1914, six of Richard's sons were drawn into the conflict, and the stories of three of these young men are described in detail, along with various other related aspects of that dreadful conflict.

After the war, although the Armistice had signaled the end of the physical struggle, for many of those who did return, the fight was far from over, and the consequences could still wreak havoc.

Set against the strains of the times and the developments, particularly during the Victorian era, that mostly, but not always, improved things, And There's Another Country chronicles the effects of these influences on the members of one Leicester family and how the evolving political and social tendencies ultimately led to the First World War and its aftermath.

Weight: 1044g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803130347