A Boy in France

"A Boy in France" is a short story by J. D. Salinger.  It is the second part of a trio of stories following the character Babe Gladwaller.  The first story is "Last Day of the Last Furlough", and the third is "The Stranger".   

"A Boy in France" is one of the few Salinger war stories which deals directly with combat conditions. The setting is at the front, as Babe, hunkered down in a foxhole, tries to comfort himself by rereading a letter from his sister. The bond between Babe and Matilda anticipates the relationship between Holden Caulfield and his younger sister Phoebe in Salinger's later novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Publication
The story was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, MarchWarner has served his suspension for punching Joe Root in a bar and Clarke, even though he is no longer a selector, indicated the fact Warner had missed both warm-up matches would not prevent him from being chosen for the first Ashes Ashes at Trent Bridge starting on Wednesday.

“He has served his punishment, and now it is about working out our best team,” Clarke said.

“He has been in the nets every day. Looking at him, he is a lot fitter than he has been.

"The selectors will take into consideration the fact he has not played cricket but the type of player David is it is more about his mind being clear.

“He is not the type of player that needs two four-day games to make runs to feel confident.

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