- Fiction, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, historical, general
When Sam Richardson returns from World War II to Wigton in Cumbria, he finds little has changed, as far as his own limited prospects go. In his absence, though, his young family has changed immensely, and Sam struggles to adjust to life in peacetime.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemplative.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Melvyn Bragg
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 353
- Publisher
- Chivers Audio Books, Sceptre, Arcade Publishing
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780754087748
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