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The Return Home
Justin Huggler
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Description for The Return Home
Paperback. When Jack, a war correspondent and wayward soul, returns home to Jersey injured from Afghanistan, he turns the lives of Ben Merryweather and his family upside down.; Twenty years later, an adult Ben Merryweather returns home after a long absence to finally make sense of that fateful winter with his uncle Jack to help him decide his future. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
When Jack, a war correspondent and wayward soul, returns home to Jersey injured from Afghanistan, he turns the lives of the Merryweather family upside down. Ten-year-old Ben and his brother and sister watch helplessly as the lively man they remember struggles to bring himself back from the brink. Twenty years later, an adult Ben Merryweather himself returns home after a long absence --- to visit his sick mother. With his own family in turmoil, he is vividly reminded of that fateful winter and realises that he must finally make sense of those months with his uncle Jack to help ... Read more
When Jack, a war correspondent and wayward soul, returns home to Jersey injured from Afghanistan, he turns the lives of the Merryweather family upside down. Ten-year-old Ben and his brother and sister watch helplessly as the lively man they remember struggles to bring himself back from the brink. Twenty years later, an adult Ben Merryweather himself returns home after a long absence --- to visit his sick mother. With his own family in turmoil, he is vividly reminded of that fateful winter and realises that he must finally make sense of those months with his uncle Jack to help ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780722023
SKU
V9781780722023
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Justin Huggler
Justin Huggler was born in the Channel Island of Jersey. A former foreign correspondent for the Independent newspaper, he covered the occupation of Iraq from 2003 to 2004. He has also covered the 2001 war in Afghanistan, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic. He is the author of The Burden of the Desert. He lives ... Read more
Reviews for The Return Home
Huggler's writing is vivid and utterly convincing.; The Guardian; An absolute must; Daily Mail; Relentlessly gripping;Independent on Sunday