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Title: THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
By: Melvyn Bragg
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0340936304
ISBN 13: 9780340936306
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Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION
Pub. date: 28 December, 2006
Pages: 384
Description: A profoundly moving and evocative novel set in post-war Cumbria
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Sceptre
Returns: Returnable
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