Just of a Bowl of Cherries by Patrick Gierth (1995 hardcover)

by Patrick Gierth

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First edition

1995 Book Guild Publishing hardcover edition. Some reading wear else good condition. From the dustjacket: Born one of eight children, four years before the First World War, Patrick Gierth tells his story, that of an ordinary man who has lived through an extraordinary epoch. The internment of his German-born father during the First World War came as a shattering blow to the family. However, his years in the army during the Second World War were surprisingly happy ones. The first evening with the Royal Engineers, the men receive a lecture on art appreciation from a future Secretary of the Royal Academy, hardly what you would expect, and neither is Pat Gierth. A man of strong convictions, backed up by a deep faith in God, the author is at ease with himself. The type of man to order corn beef hash in the first class dining room of the Queen Mary, someone to whom life is truly a bowl of cherries.

• Year: 1995
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0863329853
• Condition: Good

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