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A Sparrow Falls
First edition
AuthorWilbur Smith
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1977
Publication placeSouth Africa
Preceded byThe Sound of Thunder 
Followed byThe 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 I.[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. ^ 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.