The Soldier's Return by Melvyn Bragg

[Janet]

The Soldier

[samgrosser]

I loved this book - it moved me in a way that books rarely do. It's the only book I can think of that has actually made me cry! The characters were so real, their anguish so poignant, all so subtly drawn - there were passages in the story where my heart was in my mouth, especially in the descriptions of the young son.

 

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I'm so sad that you thought it lacked substance.

[Welshman]

Absolutely agree. I was more than a little worried about reading this as I have always found Bragg's TV persona a little pretentious. Not the case with the book. A wonderful read with some delicious use of metaphors in the writing. Highly artistic and compelling.

 

But be warned - once you read this you will feel obliged to read the rest of the series!!