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Description for A Son of War
Paperback. The superb follow-up to the bestselling THE SOLDIER'S RETURN Num Pages: 432 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize
After the upheavals of the Second World War, the Richardson family - Sam, Ellen and their young son Joe - settle back to working-class life in the Cumbrian town of Wigton. Yet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same again. As the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, Sam and Ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of Joe, who grows up with his own demons to confront.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340818169
SKU
KRF0029566
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen ... Read more
Reviews for A Son of War
[A] deeply humane and acutely truthful novel
Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
A compelling sequel to his award-winning tour de force, THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Frank Egerton, Financial Times
Full of a simple poetry that is deeply evocative . . . even better than THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Carol Birch, Independent
A novel of remarkable power and ... Read more
Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
A compelling sequel to his award-winning tour de force, THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Frank Egerton, Financial Times
Full of a simple poetry that is deeply evocative . . . even better than THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Carol Birch, Independent
A novel of remarkable power and ... Read more