{"product_id":"to-serve-them-all-my-days-9781402218248","title":"To Serve Them All My Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"R.F. Delderfield is a born storyteller.\" -- Sunday Mirror\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Serve Them All My Days\u003c\/em\u003e is the moving saga of David Powlett-Jones, who returns from World War I injured and shell-shocked. He is hired to teach history at Bamfylde School, where he rejects the formal curriculum and teaches the causes and consequences of the Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually David earns the respect of his students and many of his fellow teachers, against the backdrop of a country struggling to redefine itself. As David falls in love and finds himself on track to possibly take on the headmaster role, he must search to find the strength to hold true to his beliefs as the specter of another great war looms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Serve Them All My Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant picture of England between the World Wars, as the country comes to terms with the horrors of the Great War and the new forces reshaping the British government and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSubject of a Landmark BBC Miniseries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes Bonus Reading Group Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eLife Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sheer, wonderful storytelling.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Combines tension with a splendid sense of atmosphere and vivid characterisation. An excellent read.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in South London in 1912, R.F. Delderfield was a journalist, playwright, and a highly successful novelist, renowned for brilliantly portraying slices of English life. He has remained one of England's most beloved novelists, with many of his novels being adapted into television and film, including the landmark BBC miniseries of To Serve Them All My Days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks Landmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515097321746,"sku":"9781402218248","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5112e014-2184-4df1-ac9a-043fd6e6c465.jpg?v=1730998094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-serve-them-all-my-days-9781402218248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}