Rain

This is a searing debut novel that reads like a British Matterhorn. "A wonderfully achieved, enthralling and moving novel of war. Its authenticity is as telling as it is terrifying." (William Boyd). With the long war in Afghanistan at its savage peak, Tom Chamberlain is despatched from home with his [...]
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This is a searing debut novel that reads like a British Matterhorn. "A wonderfully achieved, enthralling and moving novel of war. Its authenticity is as telling as it is terrifying." (William Boyd). With the long war in Afghanistan at its savage peak, Tom Chamberlain is despatched from home with his men in the dead of night, a blood tribute leaving the country without fanfare. Ahead of him and the soldiers of C Squadron, King's Dragoons lies a nightmarish land of heat, hardship and terrifying enemies both seen and unseen. As the bonds between Tom and his comrades in arms grow stronger, home and the loved ones left behind seem ever more remote, dislocated from the surreal violence and exhilaration of the war. And it's soon clear that none of the men will be returning from the fighting unchanged...Drawing on the author's own first-hand experience of combat, Rain is a searingly powerful novel in the bestselling tradition of The Thin Red Line and Matterhorn, which is at once a forceful tribute to the men and women who have served and the most devastating, affecting book to have yet come out of the British experience in Afghanistan.Praise for Rain: "An extraordinary book: authentic, beautifully written and very moving." (Saul David). "Thrilling, gut-wrenching and profoundly moving, this book, like all the very best novels of war, has the utterly compelling grip of authenticity." (James Holland). "One of the most powerful and emotional works ever written about British soldiers in battle. Troubling, funny, upsetting, exhilarating and deeply moving. You will never forget it." (Colonel Richard Kemp). "Simply superb. It could become the defining account of British soldiers in Afghanistan." (Tom Petch, Writer and Director of The Patrol). About the author: Barney Campbell lived in many places as a child, due to his father being in the British Army. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford University. He in turn joined the Army in 2006, and was commissioned into the Blues and Royals. He served in Afghanistan on a tour of Helmand Province in the winter of 2009-2010. He lives in the Scottish Borders. Rain is his first novel.