Richard van Emden: The Quick and the Dead [2011] hardback Condition:New 'As the bodies pile up

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NATO requested permission to use the codes to launch nuclear weapons

But as the son of a single father working at warehouses across the Pacific Northwest

A haunting and heart-breaking new thriller from the author of the word-of-mouth bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts

Richard van Emden: The Quick and the Dead [2011] hardback Condition:New 'As the bodies pile upAt the end of the First World War more than 192,000 wives had lost their husbands, and nearly 400,000 children had lost their fathers. A further half a million children had lost one or more siblings. Appallingly, one in eight wives died within a year of receiving news of their husband's death. Few people remained unscathed and the effects of the conflict are still with us. The Quick and the Dead will pay tribute to the families who were left to suffer