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      A Son of War

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      The superb follow-up to the bestselling THE SOLDIER'S RETURN

      Longlisted for the Booker Prize

      After the upheavals of the Second World War, the Richardson family - Sam, Ellen and their young son Joe - settle back to working-class life in the Cumbrian town of Wigton...

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      Product ID:9780340818169
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:A Son of War
      Authors:Author: Melvyn Bragg
      Page Count:432
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), War, combat and military adventure fiction, War & combat fiction
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      The superb follow-up to the bestselling THE SOLDIER'S RETURN

      Longlisted for the Booker Prize

      After the upheavals of the Second World War, the Richardson family - Sam, Ellen and their young son Joe - settle back to working-class life in the Cumbrian town of Wigton. Yet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same again. As the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, Sam and Ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of Joe, who grows up with his own demons to confront.


      Imprint Name:Sceptre
      Publisher Name:Hodder & Stoughton
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2002-03-21

      Additional information

      Weight346 g
      Dimensions202 × 130 × 28 mm