• The Soldier's Return

  • By: Melvyn Bragg
  • Narrated by: Mark McGann
  • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
  • 2.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Soldier's Return

By: Melvyn Bragg
Narrated by: Mark McGann
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Publisher's summary

In the spring of 1946, ex-corporal Samuel Richardson returns home from Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, to the relief of his young wife, Ellen. He finds a town in which little has changed. Sam, however, has changed: the war has left him with traumatic memories. And there's 6-year-old Joe, a baby when Sam volunteered, who can scarcely remember his father. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of love and loyalty become stretched to breaking point.
©1999 Melvyn Bragg (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"An impressive performance, not to be missed." (Booklist)
"Right from the start...it is clear we are in the hands of a compassionate, clear-sighted writer....The book is a small classic, deeply touching and true." (Publishers Weekly)

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