Christmas In Flanders Fields
by Chris Waddington
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Pub Date 21 Oct 2025 | Archive Date 30 Nov 2025
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Description
I don’t know if I’m living longer or dying slower…
Armed with dreams of heroic victory and Lord Kitchener’s rally cry ringing in his ears, Jack Crosby proudly made his way to the front line. Once there, he quickly realised that there was no glory to be had on the blood-soaked fields of Flanders.
On the back of unrelenting German fury, December delivers a brutal Belgian winter…
Water pours in, swirling around Jack’s ankles, it meanders effortlessly through the trench, bringing with it the pungent stench of death. Body parts intermingle with rats and slushy mud, facilitating the inevitable spread of disease. Cutting a forlorn figure, Jack’s hardening heart aches for home, his beloved Rose and the idyllic life he now mourns.
But then, on Christmas Eve, dulcet German tones carried on the wings of angels float serenely through the gloriously placid night air…
Christmas in Flanders Fields is a poignant and moving depiction of the ungodly struggles encountered by decent men, too young to die. Set against the backdrop of the remarkable Christmas truce in 1914, It’s a story that encompasses love, hope, fear, bravery and the most unlikely friendships forged on the rugged plains of No-Mans-Land.
Advance Praise
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2025
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Beautiful book,well written just wonderful 5 stars and more
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and gripping story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2025
Format: Kindle Edition
Fantastic read, I couldn't put it down. A beautifully written and touching tribute to the poor souls who experienced trench life and WW1 first hand
Christmas In Flanders Fields
by Chris Waddington (Goodreads Author)
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Ultimate World's review Nov 01, 2025
it was amazing
Book Review: Christmas in Flanders Fields by Chris Waddington
Christmas in Flanders Fields is a hauntingly beautiful and deeply human novel that captures the heartbreak, horror, and fleeting hope of the First World War. Chris Waddington brings readers into the muddy, blood-soaked trenches of Flanders with writing so vivid and heartfelt that you can almost hear the distant guns and smell the damp, frozen earth.
The story follows Jack Crosby, a young soldier who, like many of his generation, marched off to war with dreams of glory and patriotism. Those dreams quickly dissolve in the brutal reality of trench warfare—mud, rot, disease, and the unbearable weight of loss. Jack’s longing for home and his beloved Rose forms the emotional core of the novel, grounding the chaos of war in a tender, aching humanity.
But it’s the events of Christmas Eve, 1914 that elevate this story from tragic to transcendent. When carols begin to drift across No Man’s Land and soldiers from both sides tentatively emerge from their trenches, Waddington transforms history’s most miraculous moment of peace into a scene of breath-taking grace. The Christmas truce, rendered here with quiet reverence, becomes not just a pause in battle but a testament to the endurance of the human spirit.
Waddington’s prose is lyrical yet unflinching, balancing realism with poetry. He neither romanticizes war nor drowns it in despair; instead, he reveals the full spectrum of emotion—fear, exhaustion, courage, compassion, and the fragile hope that even in hell, humanity can flicker like candlelight in the dark"
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