{"product_id":"book-2a4s","title":"The Same Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SAME COUNTRY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eTales from the Tail\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fearless Fifteen\u003c\/em\u003e comes an unforgettable story of love, friendship and the loss of innocence in the First World War.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieutenant Rupert Drummond rides out with the Blackmore Vale Hunt across the rolling hills and vales of Dorset, believing that the England he loves will still be waiting when he returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin days he is serving with the Royal Horse Guards in Belgium, where the optimism of the \"war to end all wars\" is swept away by the devastating realities of Mons, the Great Retreat, Loos, the Somme, Arras and Passchendaele.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind him lies Elizabeth Ashcombe, the woman he loves but has never dared to tell. Beside him rides Charles Stanier, his closest friend-a brilliant cavalry officer admired by everyone, yet burdened by a secret that slowly threatens to destroy him. Together they witness the end of an age as courage is tested, friendships are forged in battle and lives are changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the guns thunder across Flanders, those left behind in Dorset fight battles of their own. Families endure unimaginable loss, women take on new responsibilities, and a peaceful rural England begins to disappear forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rupert finally returns home in 1918, he discovers that survival is only the beginning. The country he longed to return to no longer exists, and neither does the man who left it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful, moving and meticulously researched, \u003cem\u003eThe Same Country\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic story of love, duty, sacrifice and the invisible wounds of war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eBirdsong\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRegeneration\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/em\u003e and anyone who enjoys richly atmospheric historical fiction grounded in real events.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67464535572784,"sku":"BD2a4s","price":10.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2a4s-Square-cover.png?v=1785961625","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2a4s","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}