Held: A Novel Balkans Author and historian Richard Welch

Author and historian Richard Welch explores the impact of the Great War on Long Island

Coursing through the pivotal events of a turbulent epoch

forward-thinking history of what people once believed would be the last great war

including the descendants of the Van Buren sisters who commemorate their accomplishments by re-creating the iconic ride with dozens of other women bikers

Held: A Novel Balkans Author and historian Richard WelchDescription By Anne Michaels Paperback A breathtaking, ineffable new novel from the author of the international best sellers Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vaulta story of love and loyalty across generations, at once sweeping and intimate 1917. On a battlefield near the River Escaut, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory as the snow fallsa chance encounter in a