![]() ![]() Ross awaits Robert’s return and collects every letter he sends. He travels with Harris and the two men bond. ![]() By the time the boat docks, he has been bruised by the horses traveling on the boat, and the Captain insists that he visit the infirmary. An officer named Harris contracts pneumonia and nearly dies. Storms beset his journey across the Atlantic storms. A girl takes Robert up to her room where they watch Taffler through a peephole as he engages in a rough sexual encounter with the brothel’s bouncer.Īt only 19, Robert is promoted to Second Lieutenant, and he sets out for Europe. With the other recruits, Robert visits a local brothel. He meets Eugene Taffler, a famous war hero. ![]() He intends to join the military and is sent to Alberta for training. In April 1915, Robert arrives in Ontario. Old photographs show the onset of the First World War Robert Ross is in military clothing and standing with his wheelchair-bound sister, Rowena. The novel begins with Robert Ross, surrounded by burning wreckage. ![]()
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