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Author | Ernest Raymond |
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Language | English |
Genre | War drama |
Publisher | Cassell |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Quiet Shore is 1958 war novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond. [1] It returns to the subject of one of his best-known works Tell England, set during the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. It addresses the theme of homosexuality which had been a subtext in the earlier novel. [2]
Forty years after the costly landings, Gerry Browning returns to Gallipoli with his wife. While there he relives the terrible experiences and his intense admiration for a fellow officer.