--- product_id: 30081003 title: "A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011" brand: "martha gellhorncaroline moorehead" price: "€ 35.42" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/30081003-a-stricken-field-a-novel-paperback-september-15-2011 store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011 **Brand:** martha gellhorncaroline moorehead **Price:** € 35.42 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011 by martha gellhorncaroline moorehead - **How much does it cost?** € 35.42 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/30081003-a-stricken-field-a-novel-paperback-september-15-2011) ## Best For - martha gellhorncaroline moorehead enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted martha gellhorncaroline moorehead brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yULfR71rL.jpg) ![A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HkWL5om2L.jpg) ![A Stricken Field: A Novel Paperback – September 15, 2011 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31vhpuP0XPL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars It's a fine piece of writing *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018* Being a fan of Ernest Hemingway, I have tended to disbelieve Martha Gelhorn's oft repeated statement that she wasn't stalking the author, but just happen to run into Papa in a low end bar in Key West. She wasn't looking to advance her career as a writer by seducing the world famous novelist, oh no! Well, who knows, was she an innocent ingenue or a calculating bitch? Don't know for sure so I figured I owed her an honest evaluation of her fiction.It's a fine piece of writing. Written during the time Gelhorn and Hemingway's Cuban idyl it definitely shows his influence. It is chock a block with Hemingwayesq profundities: "But they seemed to her only pitifully, nakedly young, and strange because they were hunted and untamed like all very brave people." and "But disaster doesn't harm the really good ones: they carry their goodness through untouched and nothing that happens can make them cowardly or calculation."There is a really good chapter dealing with torture. It is relatively bloodless as it doesn't descend into vivid description, but rather explains the Nazi perspective on those less than Aryan. The heroine, Mary Douglas, is a war reporter with her lover waiting in Paris, is a thinly disguised version of Gelhorn herself. The scene is Prague 1938 after England and France have handed Hitler the Sudatenland, effectively partitioning Czechoslovakia. Her attempt to get the French and British to delay the repatriation of German socialists and others back to Germany mirrors her own efforts to help refugees..Gelhorn sets out to and effectively portrays the dilemma of refugees in Eastern Europe prior to WWII and by extension their plight everywhere. A good book to read while we consider the situation in Syria. There's some silliness, but there's also some damn good writing too.Richard W. Wise, author:  The French Blue ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Obituary of a Democracy *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017* Martha Gellhorn’s 1940 novel is not a great book, but an important one. Her book can be viewed as a novelized version of her December 10, 1938 Collier’s Weekly article entitled “Obituary of a Democracy” which described life in post-Munich Prague. Gellhorn arrived in Prague just after covering the Spanish Civil War where she established her reputation as a war reporter and was Ernest Hemingway’s lover. She would become his third wife in 1940 and go on to become one of the great war reporters of the 20th Century.The novel’s protagonist is reporter Mary Douglas, Gellhorn’s alter ego if you will. She is there to cover the demoralization of Czechoslovakia after being sold out by England and France at Munich. As a result the Czechs surrendered the Sudetenland to Hitler. With that the Czech’s lost their defensible border with Germany and it became inevitable that the Germany would ultimately swallow up the heart of the country.Mary Douglas notes the demoralization of the Czech Army which was not defeated in battle as the soldiers return home. It is one thing to lose a war; it is another to surrender without a fight. With the German occupation of the Sudetenland, Prague is flooded with refugees who join other fleeing Hitler from Germany and Austria. Among the Germans are two communists, Peter and Rita who Douglas befriends. Little did they know that their resistance to Hitler would soon be sold out by Stalin. Those two organize safe houses for the refugees but with European borders closed they are trapped when the Czech government orders them all home. Rita and Peter then go on the run and Peter would soon face a horrific torture by Gestapo agents operating with seeming impunity in Prague. Democracy is dying.Gellhorn’s prose puts you in the place of the demoralized soldier, the struggling resistance and the hopeless refugee. In a way it is a lesson for our time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting *by J***. on Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2022* I found this book most interesting because the author was a war correspondent so you're reading the story from a different perspective than an author telling a story. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/30081003-a-stricken-field-a-novel-paperback-september-15-2011](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/30081003-a-stricken-field-a-novel-paperback-september-15-2011) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*