Arthur’s War by Alan Reynolds

Arthur’s War

The sequel to the acclaimed novel, The Baker’s Story.

by Alan Reynolds.

(Historical Drama)

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In the sequel to the acclaimed novel, The Baker’s Story, award-winning author Alan Reynolds continues the historical drama following the Marsden family into the depths of the First World War. Mildred Marsden, the family matriarch, can only watch as the conflict takes her family in different directions with mixed fortunes. Using detailed research, we are transported back to the horrors of the trench warfare in Flanders and witness the effects on the serving soldier. We learn too about the bravery of the female volunteer ambulance crews as they strive to save the lives of the wounded in what has been described as the first example of ‘industrial warfare’.

At home, meanwhile, the social divide is all too apparent as life for many continues as normal in blissful ignorance of the sacrifices of others.

Another gripping tale, carefully crafted to provide the reader with an insight into the world of our great, great grandparents at the time of their greatest challenges.

“In war there is no place for a God of Love, no time for the softer emotions, and no inclination to worry about a future when the present is a hell that the devil himself would be proud to reign over.”
Private J. Bowles, Queen’s Westminster Rifles, 1916

A Word from the Author

Arthur’s War is the sequel to the acclaimed novel ‘The Baker’s Story’, released last year. The book takes the reader into the depths of the First World War as seen through the eyes of the Marsden family. They each have different challenges and survival becomes uncertain. At home Mildred Marsden can only wait for news whilst doing her bit to support the war effort with her charitable causes.

Having done a considerable amount of research for The Baker’s Story, I was inspired by the period from a political, economic, and social perspective, and wanted to tell the story from the viewpoint of an ordinary working class family. There were challenges in ensuring the ‘voice’ of the period was accurate but feedback suggests I have succeeded in this regard. The sequel was the natural ‘next book’. There will be a third instalment which has been completed chronicling the family’s fortunes to the end of the war.

(Alan Reynolds, 2022)