The Report : A Novel
Publication details: London, Portobello Books 2012 Edition: 1st edDescription: 239 Pg PbISBN: 9781846272806Subject(s): English-NovelDDC classification: 823/KAN/Rep Summary: An evocative and moving debut novel - based on the true story of the worst UK civilian disaster of the Second World War, when 173 people were crushed to death at Bethnal Green tube station during the Blitz. On a March night in 1943, on the steps of a London Tube station, 173 people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air raid. When the devastated neighborhood demands an inquiry, the job falls to magistrate Laurence Dunne. In this beautifully crafted novel, Jessica Francis Kane paints a vivid portrait of London at war. As Dunne investigates, he finds the truth to be precarious, even damaging. When he is forced to reflect on his report several decades later, he must consider whether the course he chose was the right one. The Report is a provocative commentary on the way all tragedies are remembered and endured.| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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VVM's Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao English-Novel | English-Novel | 823/KAN/Rep (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Book Purchased from BCOM Funds @ 599/-, with bill no: 368, dtd: 18/01/2024 | VVM-36295 |
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An evocative and moving debut novel - based on the true story of the worst UK civilian disaster of the Second World War, when 173 people were crushed to death at Bethnal Green tube station during the Blitz.
On a March night in 1943, on the steps of a London Tube station, 173 people die in a crowd seeking shelter from what seemed to be another air raid. When the devastated neighborhood demands an inquiry, the job falls to magistrate Laurence Dunne.
In this beautifully crafted novel, Jessica Francis Kane paints a vivid portrait of London at war. As Dunne investigates, he finds the truth to be precarious, even damaging. When he is forced to reflect on his report several decades later, he must consider whether the course he chose was the right one.
The Report is a provocative commentary on the way all tragedies are remembered and endured.
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