Thanks for hosting me, Grace. I’ve always been fascinated by stories about WWI, and especially the Christmas Truce when soldiers on both sides laid down their weapons and celebrated Christmas together. Putting faces to their enemies made it difficult for these men to fight each other again, and many protested the fact. Those in command […]
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Tag: On Wings of Song
Guest Author: Anne Barwell
Thanks, Grace, for hosting me today 🙂 Literature plays an important part in On Wings of Song. When Jochen and Aiden—two soldiers fighting on opposite sides—meet during the 1914 Christmas Truce, they find a common interest in literature. Their discussion of Dickens and Tennyson leads to a mutual understanding, recognition of a kindred spirit, and […]