Now All Roads Lead to France: A Life of Edward Thomas [Hardcover]

Edward Thomas was perhaps the most beguiling and influential of the war poets. This haunting account of his final five years follows him from his beloved English countryside to the battlefield in France where he lost his life.Winner of the Costa Biography Award, a fascinating exploration of one of the twentieth centurys most influential poets. [An] excellent account&beautifully structured by place, year and season. A perceptive biography that traces an authors trajectory from disillusioned prose scribe to acclaimed poet.... Poet Hollis ( I read this book entranced, inspired, anxious, and grateful, and I finished it in tears. It is important and it is wonderful. US