| The Return of the Soldier Contributor(s): West, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486422070 ISBN-13: 9780486422077 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 Annotation: A shell-shocked officer returns to the tranquillity of his home and the 3 women who love him -- the cousin who narrates his story, the wife he fails to recognize, and the first love of his youth. This 1918 novel takes a perceptive look at the effects of the first modern war on British society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001052742 |
| Series: Dover Thrift S |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.6" W x 8.52" (0.26 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A shell-shocked officer returns from the chaos of World War I to the tranquility of his stately English home -- leaving his memory of the preceding 15 years amid the muddy trenches at the front lines. Anxiously awaiting the soldier's return are the three women who love him best: the perceptive cousin who narrates his story, the beautiful wife he fails to recognize, and the tender first love of his youth. This remarkable war novel, Rebecca West's first work of fiction, depicts neither battles nor battlefields. Originally published in 1918, it takes a searching look at the far-reaching effects of the first modern war on a sheltered society. The Return of the Soldier effectively and memorably captures the spirit of the times with astute observations of England in the throes of unwelcome change. West's penetrating view of the shifting nature of English class structures at the beginning of the twentieth century makes this novel of historic note. Her sensitive portrayal of people torn between nostalgia for their irretrievable past and acceptance of their conflicted present keeps this tale enduringly relevant. |