A Son of War

Melvyn Bragg

Original title: A son of war

earliest edition we have, 2001 Sceptre, 2001 426 pages

"The upheavals of the Second World War reverberated in the peace that followed, and many found a return to the old life more difficult than they had anticipated. Like Sam Richardson, who was determined to break free of the constraints of his background and leave Cumbria for the promised land of Australia. Yet now, a few months on, he has settled for a job in Wigton's paper factory, and believes he has put both his as...

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A Son of War paperback · 2004 · Arcade Publishing · 432 pages · 9781559707206
Son of War edition · 2002 · Sceptre · 426 pages
A son of war edition · 2001 · Arcade Pub. · 426 pages
A son of war edition · 2001 · Sceptre · 426 pages

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