Winter Soldier

The Winter Soldier is a novel by Daniel Mason that follows the story of Lucius, a twenty-two-year-old medical student who enlists in World War One, expecting to work at a well-organized field hospital. Instead, he finds himself at a commandeered church in a remote valley of the Carpathian Mountains, where he falls in love with Sister Margarete, a mysterious nurse who teaches him a brutal, makeshift medicine.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 352 pages
\n Publication date: 18 October 2018
\n Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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From the acclaimed author of The Piano Tuner comes Daniel Mason's captivating novel, The Winter Soldier. Set against the backdrop of the First World War, this story delves into the realms of love and medicine amidst the devastation of the war.

Vienna, 1914. Lucius, a young medical student, finds himself caught up in the whirlwind of World War One when the conflict erupts across Europe. Enchanted by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists with the hope of securing a position at a well-organized field hospital. However, his expectations are dashed when he arrives at a commandeered church nestled high in the remote valley of the Carpathian Mountains. What he finds is a freezing outpost ravaged by typhus, with the other doctors having fled, leaving only a solitary, mysterious nurse named Sister Margarete behind.

Lucius, who has never wielded a surgeon's scalpel, finds himself thrust into a world of makeshift medicine as the war rages on, unfolding across the winter landscape. Amidst the chaos, he falls deeply in love with the woman he must learn this brutal art from. One fateful day, an unconscious soldier is brought in from the snow, his uniform stuffed with strange drawings. At first, it seems like there is no hope for rescue, until Lucius makes a decision that will forever alter the lives of the doctor, the patient, and the nurse.

The Winter Soldier takes readers on a sweeping journey, from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front. It explores the harsh realities of war, the struggles of medical professionals, and the bonds formed between individuals in the face of adversity. Part mystery, part war story, part romance, The Winter Soldier is a captivating novel that weaves together a tapestry of historical events and personal narratives.

Through its pages, readers are transported to a world of passion, sacrifice, and redemption. The Winter Soldier is a dream of a novel, a testament to the power of storytelling and the resilience of the human spirit. It reminds us of the mistakes we make and the precious opportunities we have to atone for them. As Anthony Doerr, the acclaimed author of All The Light We Cannot See, puts it, "The Winter Soldier is a dream of a novel—a testament to the power of storytelling and the resilience of the human spirit."

\n Weight: 594g\n
Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780330458320\n \n