The Soldier's Return

Paperback edition of the literati smoothy Melvyn Bragg's moving and evocative bestselling novel set in post-war Cumbria. Based on events in his own family, Bragg skillfully tells the story of a soldier's attempts to rebuild his life when he returns to rural England after spending the war in Burma. Sam has changed much after his time away but he discovers that in his absence, so have his wife and child... "Must be one of the best English novels of the last ten years ...utterly credible, utterly compelling, and very enjoyable" "The Scotsman".