The War Hero

The War Hero is a novel written by Michael Lieber.[1]

The War Hero
First edition
AuthorMichael Lieber
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreAllegory, Literary Fiction
Publication date
13 December 2018
Pages280 (Paperback)
ISBN1-5272-4519-5 (Hardcover)
ISBN 1-5272-3346-4 (Paperback)

Background

The War Hero features many rural areas drawn from travels around Britain, Some of the locations used to describe the English countryside in the novel include Aylesbury Vale and Up Holland.[2]

Plot

The novel follows a sixty-five year old man on his birthday (Mr. Lidman), who is throwing a party at his cottage in the countryside. Among the guests are his Daughter (Marian) and her three friends (Ethel, Margo and Ben), Lidman's friend (Larry) from the NCA (National Coin Association), Lidman's next door neighbor (Mrs. Betrage), and a mysterious stranger who everyone assumes is a plus-one of one of the guests. When eventually confronted in private by Lidman, the stranger explains he has been hired to murder him, but makes a deal, allowing Lidman to enjoy his birthday party till the end of the night, the novel continues as a battle of wits between the two men.

References
  1. Nowell, Andrew (25 June 2019). "Wigan inspired author's debut novel". Wigan Post.
  2. Shefferd, Neil (29 May 2019). "Aylesbury Vale setting for author's debut novel". Bucks Herald.


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