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The Soldier's Return
Melvyn Bragg
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Description for The Soldier's Return
Paperback. The first novel in 'one of the most distinguished literary series of recent times' (Sunday Telegraph) Num Pages: 384 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
THE FIRST NOVEL IN 'ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED LITERARY SERIES IN RECENT TIMES' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
'His masterpiece'
Sunday Times
'Outstandingly good'
Scotsman
'A great achievement'
Observer
When Sam Richardson returns in 1946 from the 'Forgotten War' in Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, he finds the town little changed. But the war has changed him, broadening his horizons as well as leaving him with traumatic memories. In addition, his six-year-old son now barely remembers him, and his wife has gained a sense of independence from her wartime jobs. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of loyalty and love are stretched to breaking point in this taut, and profoundly moving novel.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340751015
SKU
KRF2231967
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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 Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Adventure of English and The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.
Reviews for The Soldier's Return
Unsentimental, truthful and wonderful
Beryl Bainbridge, Sunday Times Books of the Year
Outstandingly good . . . utterly credible, utterly compelling, and very enjoyable
Allan Massie, Scotsman
Sympathetic, touching, infinitely believable . . . a highly accomplished novel
D.J. Taylor, Literary Review
The first Great War came alive in Faulks's Birdsong; the second Great War, and in particular the Burma campaign, comes very much alive in Melvyn Bragg's THE SOLDIER'S RETURN . . . wholly absorbing
John Bayley, Evening Standard
Deeply felt, beautifully realised
John Bayley, Evening Standard
Beryl Bainbridge, Sunday Times Books of the Year
Outstandingly good . . . utterly credible, utterly compelling, and very enjoyable
Allan Massie, Scotsman
Sympathetic, touching, infinitely believable . . . a highly accomplished novel
D.J. Taylor, Literary Review
The first Great War came alive in Faulks's Birdsong; the second Great War, and in particular the Burma campaign, comes very much alive in Melvyn Bragg's THE SOLDIER'S RETURN . . . wholly absorbing
John Bayley, Evening Standard
Deeply felt, beautifully realised
John Bayley, Evening Standard