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The soldier's return

In the Spring of 1946, ex-corporal Samuel Richardson returns home from Burma to Cumbria. As he and his family strive to adjust, the bonds of love become stretched to breaking point.

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  • "In the Spring of 1946, ex-corporal Samuel Richardson returns home from Burma to Cumbria. As he and his family strive to adjust, the bonds of love become stretched to breaking point."@en
  • "In the spring of 1946, Samuel returns from the 'Forgotten War' in Burma to Wigton in Cumbria. The war has not only left him with traumatic memories but also broadened his horizons. His young wife, too, has gained a sense of independence. And then there's six year old Joe, who can scarcely remember his father. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of love and loyalty become stretched to breaking point."@en
  • "The bonds of love and loyalty in a family are stretched to the breaking point when a soldier, burdened with traumatic war memories, returns home from Burma in 1946."
  • "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 war has not only left him with traumatic memories, which he tries to suppress, but also given him greater self-confidence and broadened his horizons. From her wartime jobs, Ellen, too, has gained a sense of independence she does not want to give up. And then there's six-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 the breaking point.-Dust jacket."

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  • "Fiction"
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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en

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  • "The soldier's return a novel"
  • "The soldier's return"
  • "The soldier's return"@en

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