The Scarlet Sword Adrian Goldsworthy It is a dead town

It is a dead town that cries to be buried and forgotten

led by a prophet who threatens the liberal tradition of Stone worship

the young author of an annoyingly brilliant first novel

so when a young cadet is found hanged

culture and country

The Scarlet Sword Adrian Goldsworthy It is a dead townIn Kashmir, a small expatriate community seek shelter from the fighting in a Catholic mission. But the tribesmen who sweep down from the hills are bent on rape and massacre. And the mission is in their path. For ten days, the inhabitants suffer occupation, before finally being liberated by the British Army. But even when surrounded by chaos and senseless destruction they still manage to find hope in God, in action, in each other.