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De terugkeer van de soldaat Reeks

Dit literaire kwartet duikt in de complexe nasleep van oorlog voor terugkerende soldaten. Het onderzoekt intiem de psychologische en maatschappelijke gevolgen die na een conflict zowel individuen als hun gemeenschappen treffen. Lezers kunnen diepgaande beschouwingen verwachten over verlies, veerkracht en de uitdagende reis van re-integratie in het burgerleven.

Remember Me
Crossing The Lines
A son of war
The soldier's return

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  1. The soldier's return

    • 384bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    'Unsentimental, truthful and wonderful' Beryl Bainbridge, Independent Books of the Year When Sam Richardson returns in 1946 from the 'Forgotten War' in Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, he finds the town little changed. But the war has changed him, broadening his horizons as well as leaving him with traumatic memories. In addition, his six-year-old son now barely remembers him, and his wife has gained a sense of independence from her wartime jobs. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of loyalty and love are stretched to breaking point in this taut, and profoundly moving novel. 'An outstandingly good novel...utterly credible, utterly compelling, and very enjoyable' Allan Massie, Scotsman 'Deeply felt, beautifully realised' John Sutherland, Sunday Times 'The first Great War came alive in Faulks's Birdsong; the second Great War, and in particular the Burma campaign, comes very much alive in Melvyn Bragg's The Soldier's Return - wholly absorbing' John Bayley, Evening Standard 'Sympathetic, touching, infinitely believable...This is a highly accomplished novel' D.J. Taylor, Literary Review

    The soldier's return1
    3,5

  2. A son of war

    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 aspirations and his memories of fighting in Burma behind him. His wife, Ellen, begins to know better, realising how close to the brink their marriage had come. Between them their young son Joe strives to fulfil the conflicting expectations of childhood and adolescence and confronts his own demons. Crafted with potent understatement and acute insight into the twists and turns of the heart, this is a formidable successor to Melvyn Bragg's widely praised and award-winning novel, THE SOLDIER'S RETURN

    A son of war2
    3,8

  3. Crossing The Lines

    • 490bladzijden
    • 18 uur lezen

    The much-praised third part of 'a monumental series' (Sunday Times) by an 'aristocrat of English fiction' (Sunday Telegraph)

    Crossing The Lines3
    4,0

  4. Remember Me

    • 551bladzijden
    • 20 uur lezen

    A passionate but ultimately tragic love affair starts when two students - one French, one English - meet at university at the beginning of the 1960s. From its tentative, unpromising early stages, the relationship develops into a life-changing one, whose profound impact continues to reverberate 40 years later. 'Remember Me' takes one of the oldest stories in the world and gives it renewed, visceral force. Here are characters brought to vivid life with exceptional empathy and insight. And here, captured in intimate, telling detail, are the emotions that bind two people together, and the subtle shifts in thought and feeling that can prise them apart. This is a novel of great emotional intensity, which leaves an unforgettable impression. The story of a love affair that ends in tragedy - a classic theme given fresh and powerful new life by an author 'cementing his place among the aristocrats of English fiction' (Sunday Telegraph).

    Remember Me4
    3,1