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In this lyrical and poignant story of a wounded man and the three concerned women who seek to heal him, Rebecca West explores the complexity of the mind and its subtle strategies for coping with life's painful realities. Only when Chris has the courage to face one pivotal moment of truth in his married life will he be able to awaken from his boyish fantasy and become, indeed, "every inch a soldier".

The Return of the Soldier is the powerful debut novel of the prolific English novelist Rebecca West. First published in 1918, the novel opens with the return of the shell-shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War, and grapples with the devastation of mental trauma from that war and its effects on families. Recounted from the perspective of his cousin Jenny, the story examines the relationship between Chris and the three women in his life.

Captain Chris Baldry is in 1916 a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia. He returns home to the three women who have molded his life. Will these three strong and dedicated women help him regain his memory and his sense of purpose and send him back to the front; or will he descend further into the vaults of oblivion.

When Naomi's brother, Ned, is sent home seriously injured, it's up to Kate to manage the household as well as Ned's rehabilitation. But with the growing workload, she struggles to keep everything running smoothly and yearns to return to Woodicombe House. And with no word from her husband, Luke, fighting in France, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stay positive. Hard times are ahead for Kate and her family - when the realities of war land on their doorstep, can Kate find the strength to keep going?

Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner Emma Thompson lends her immense talent and experienced voice to Henry James' Gothic ghost tale, The Turn of the Screw. When a governess is hired to care for two children at a British country estate, she begins to sense an otherworldly presence around the grounds. Are they really ghosts she's seeing? Or is something far more sinister at work?

Chris' "shell shock" blocks out fifteen years of his life as he returns home to his wife, only to remember and revisit Margaret, the earlier love of his life. The plot of this book takes place during World War I, but the consequences of battle are just as devastating today.

Cordelia Fitzroy is facing the unthinkable—an arranged marriage to a man she can’t stand, all to support her father’s bid for the governorship of Kansas. But just as she resigns herself to a future devoid of love, fate intervenes. Julian, the boy she once loved and thought lost to the war, returns to town. Their eyes meet across the bustling town square, and in that moment, Cordelia's heart reignites with feelings she believed were gone forever. Cordelia dares to dream of a future filled with love, but the shadows of political intrigue loom large, threatening everything she holds dear...

The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West tells the story of Chris Baldry, a British officer who returns home from World War I suffering from shell shock and amnesia. He has forgotten the last 15 years, including his marriage to Kitty, and instead remembers only Margaret, his first love. The novel explores themes of love, memory, and the psychological impact of war, contrasting the emotional worlds of the three women connected to Chris. As the story unfolds, difficult choices are made about truth and healing, culminating in a bittersweet ending that highlights personal sacrifice and the ...

In 1916, Chris returns home from a French hospital to his country estate just outside London. The nature of his injuries at the front has caused him to suffer from amnesia. Awaiting him at home are his devoted wife, whom he does not remember, and his cousin, Jenny, whom he remembers only as a childhood friend. For Chris, the last 15 years have not happened and he believes himself still in love with a woman named Margaret, the poor innkeeper's daughter he courted many years before.

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.

In the spring of 1946, ex-corporal Sam Richardson returns home from the "forgotten war" in Burma to his hometown of Wigton in Cumbria, England, to the joyful relief of his young wife, Ellen. He finds a town in which, seemingly, little has changed: the same twisting alleys, weavers' cottages, and medieval archways, and the same lack of prospects for an uneducated, working-class man like himself. Sam, however, has changed.

The Vietnamese looked on Long Tan as a key victory for them, and in the sequel to The Soldiers' Story, Terry Burstall makes a veteran's emotional journey back to the battlefield after 25 years.

Scottish Highlander Alex MacDonell returns home from fighting for clan and king to discover that the girl he once hunted and fished with has become an intriguing young woman. Kenna has adored him for years, but he always treated her like a little sister. When her own brother dies from battle wounds, Kenna is left with no family or home. Alex would love Kenna if he could, but recurring nightmares of acts he committed while hunting down Covenanters now haunt his days and nights. When Kenna comes too close to his heart, he pushes her out of his life—and into the arms of another.

One man’s angel is another man’s devil. Well, it’s official. Strange times are afoot for mankind. The Anunnaki, an ancient race of malevolent über angels banished from Earth by God himself at the beginning of time, are back. And much to God’s chagrin, they came by invitation. While Dean Robinson and Erin Kelly, everybody’s favorite arcane power couple, had good reason to extend that invite, they sort of kicked off a cataclysmic series of events in the process. Bummer.

When Confederate soldier Caleb Kelly abandons the front line to follow his friend, the two find themselves fighting for survival on a dangerous journey back home. As deserters, they stick to the outskirts, and without horses, they only arrive in Texas during an uncommonly cold winter. Seeing his family is what kept Caleb going all the years at war, but things have changed, and new threats await him. Will Caleb's long-awaited return bring the solace he seeks, or lead him into an even fiercer battle? Molly Steen spends her days working on her family’s ranch and caring for Isaac Kelly, their...

In 1916, on an isolated country estate just outside London, Captain Chris Baldry, a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia, comes home to the three women who have shaped his life. Will these three strong and devoted women help him regain his memory and his sense of purpose and send him back to the front; or will he descend further into the catacombs of oblivion?

Joining the ranks of Unbroken, Band of Brothers, and Boys in the Boat, the little-known saga of young German Jews, dubbed The Ritchie Boys, who fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, came of age in America, and returned to Europe at enormous personal risk as members of the U.S. Army to play a key role...

El regreso de la hechicera es una novela corta donde las joyas y la sangre otorgan poderes fantásticos. Un mundo simbólico que evoca elementos clásicos de la brujería y los poderes mágicos.

A wounded Major. A relentless reformer. A city built on secrets. Fresh from the Peninsula and already limping through London’s ruthlessly glittering Season, Major Gabriel Ashbourne wants only one thing: to keep his family name out of the betting book at White’s. Miss Beatrice Hartwell wants something far more dangerous—bread, roofs, and truth—for the widows and children her little charity school refuses to abandon. When forged vouchers and a counterfeit countersignature point to a rot running from the Pay Office to the City, Gabe and Beatrice strike a bargain: his access and ...

A page-turning tale that combines the action of an Andy McNab novel with the twisted plot of a Gerald Seymour yarn! ‘The Troubles’ are back, the North again becoming a horribly violent place, a dark return to the bad old days. The island of Ireland is once again torn in two, a hard border established between North and South following Britain’s parting from the rest of Europe. Politicians are being targeted by a new terror group, a small and careful band of killers whose wish is to re-unite Ireland. Alex Green is a sergeant in the Special Air Service, part of Britain’s military elite...