A Sparrow Falls

A Sparrow Falls

First edition
Author Wilbur Smith
Country South Africa
Language English
Publisher Heinemann
Publication date
1977
Preceded by The Sound of Thunder
Followed by The Burning Shore

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 One.[1][2]

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.

References

  1. A Sparrow Falls at Wilbur Smith's website
  2. A rousing novel of derring-do Smith, Wilbur. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 19 Nov 1978: m35.
  3. BEHIND THE BEST SELLERS: Wilbur Smith By Edwin McDowell. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 20 Apr 1980: BR10.
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