OLDER FICTION
Spillebeen, Geert

Kipling's Choice

(3) YA Translated by Terese Edelstein. Based upon real life events, this fast-paced Belgium import is a moving story about the tragic waste of war. Spillebeen offers an intriguing account of eighteen-year-old John Kipling, son of author Rudyard Kipling, remembering childhood moments with his father as he lies dying in Loos, France. An epilogue puts the story in historical context. Bib.

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