The Return of the Soldier (Original 1918 Edition) (Paperback)

from japaul22

This is a short novel about a soldier who comes back from WWI with amnesia. He can't remember the last 15 years of life which means that he does not remember his current wife and instead believes he is still courting another woman. The novel is told from the point of view of his cousin who lives ...

from brenzi

'Is it better to pine nostalgically for the irretrievable past or to accept the conflicted present?' This is the question at the heart of Rebecca West's brilliant 1918 novel, The Return of the Soldier. Captain Chris Baldry has returned from the Great War suffering from shell-shock and amnesia. He...

from brenzi

'Is it better to pine nostalgically for the irretrievable past or to accept the conflicted present?' This is the question at the heart of Rebecca West's brilliant 1918 novel, The Return of the Soldier. Captain Chris Baldry has returned from the Great War suffering from shell-shock and amnesia. He...