At the turn of the year 1855, two regiments of the British cavalry, with their wives, children and servants, embarked on what was to be a gruelling 6,000 mile journey from India to the Crimea. They were to serve as reinforcements for the lost Light Brigade. Against this dramatic historical background, Elizabeth Darrell sets her own vividly-realised characters, and brings them compellingly alive.
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At the turn of the year 1855, two regiments of the British cavalry, with their wives, children and servants, embarked on what was to be a gruelling 6,000 mile journey from India to the Crimea. They were to serve as reinforcements for the lost Light Brigade. Against this dramatic historical background, Elizabeth Darrell sets her own vividly-realised characters, and brings them compellingly alive.
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