A Sparrow Falls

A Sparrow Falls is a 1977 novel by Wilbur Smith. It is one of the Courtney Novels and is set during and after World War I.[1][2]

A Sparrow Falls
First edition
AuthorWilbur Smith
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1977
Preceded byThe Sound of Thunder 
Followed byThe Burning Shore 

It was the most popular of Smith's novels in the US to date although it still did not sell as well as in Europe and Africa.[3]

Plot

General Sean Courtney befriends a soldier Mark Anders, who falls for his daughter Storm.

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References

  1. A Sparrow Falls at Wilbur Smith's website
  2. Smith, Wilbur. (Nov 19, 1978). "A rousing novel of derring-do". Los Angeles Times. p. m35.
  3. Edwin McDowell. (Apr 20, 1980). "BEHIND THE BEST SELLERS: Wilbur Smith". New York Times. p. BR10.


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