Portrays a family forever altered by an experience following generations can scarcely images, yet whose individual hopes, compromises and quiet triumphs for the fabric of everyday life. 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, award-winning novel, 'The Soldier's Return' Melvyn Bragg, 2001 Paperback, Very Good 426 pages 500g 23.2 x 15.2 x 3 cm