More Letters from Billy (Classic Reprint)

Billy Gray

ISBN 10: 0266430422 / ISBN 13: 9780266430421

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 26383531287

Bibliographic Details

• Title: More Letters from Billy (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266430422
• ISBN 13: 9780266430421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of wartime letters that captures a Canadian soldier’s voice from the front lines to hospital wards.

Rich with humor, humility, and hard-won insights, the writing stays intimate and immediate, drawing you into each moment Billy Gray faces.

In these pages, you’ll glimpse life behind the scenes: the daily routines, the quiet rituals, and the dangers that shape every day. The author writes to his mother and to loved ones, sharing both small pleasures and grave realities with candor and warmth.
What you’ll experience

• A frontline perspective on war, camaraderie, and the strains of duty.
• Vivid scenes of barracks, dugouts, and hospital rooms that ground the memories.
• Moments of humor amid hardship, plus reflections on loss and resilience.
• A recurring sense of home, belonging, and the wish to protect those back home.

Ideal for readers who want a personal, human look at wartime life through letters that mix everyday detail with larger questions about courage, memory, and mortality.