A Son of War
Longlisted for the Booker Prize
$36.82
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2002
Summary
Longlisted for the Booker Prize
Deeply humane and acutely truthful – Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340818169 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340818166 |
| Author: | Melvyn Bragg |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2002 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
[A] deeply humane and acutely truthful novel - Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
A compelling sequel to his award-winning tour de force, THE SOLDIER’S RETURN - Frank Egerton, Financial TimesFull of a simple poetry that is deeply evocative … even better than THE SOLDIER’S RETURN - Carol Birch, IndependentA novel of remarkable power and grace … his authenticity is astounding - Roy Hattersley, The TimesShot through with blazing integrity and authenticity - Val Hennessy, Daily MailAbout The Author
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg’s first novel, FOR WANT OF A NAIL, was published in 1965 and since then his novels have included THE HIRED MAN, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, WITHOUT A CITY WALL, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, THE SOLDIER’S RETURN, which won the WHSmith Literary Award, and A SON OF WAR and CROSSING THE LINES, both of which were longlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of non-fiction including THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH and 12 BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.
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