1914. Father promises son he will not follow him into war but stay at home to 'look after Mother'. Son captured and sent to the Doberitz POW camp in Germany with severe shell shock. Frustrated, father enlists, spends 4 years posting letters home from the war to be redirected as if he is safe home.

War,Drama

When William enlists he makes his father promise not to join the war. William joins the navy, but Britain is unprepared for war and in the chaos, he is sent to defend the City of Antwerp as a marine, standing in the trenches dressed in navy uniform. Within days he is captured...

The War Front line in France / Doberitz Prison camp in Germany / family in Bristol, England

Yes

Other

Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Twist

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Name: William Payne

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Adventurous,Heroic,Insecure

Name: Thomas Payne

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Role: Mentor

Key Traits: Charming,Decisive,Engaging,Faithful,Heroic,Leader,Masculine,Modest,Patriotic

Name: Annie McGrath

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Role: emotional

Key Traits: Charming,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Heartthrob,Honorable,Romantic

Name: Harriet Payne

Age: 38

Gender: Female

Role:

Key Traits: Charming,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Honorable,Selfless,Romantic

This unique and compelling story has laid dormant for 100 years. Inspired by real events and based on my own family during WW1, 'Letters to Doberitz' is set between a German prison-of-war camp, the battlefields of France and family back home in England, as father and son endure very different wars. These were real people who left an extraordinary story to be told. A lie is told in the name of love, with letters written compounding the deceit for years, all to protect the man that they loved. This is their truly unique story of humanity, in a time of great inhumanity.

Age: 18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Austin Macauley

Year Published: 2018

No

ISBN-9781528917988