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The return of the soldier by rebecca west by backlisted podcast published on 20190217t09. Listen to return of the soldier by rebecca west at. Rebecca west 18921983 was an english author, journalist, and critic. Courageous and compassionate, the return of the soldier delineates the longterm consequences of war in ways that are as relevant today as they were in 1918 when the book first appeared. Her only son, anthony west, is the son of author h. A soldier returns home transformed by world war i, sending shock waves through the lives of three women, in rebecca wests groundbreaking debut novel jenny has been waiting for the return of her cousin, lieutenant chris baldry, from the. Cover of the book the return of the soldier by rebecca west another cover of the. The novel grapples with the soldiers return from world war i with mental trauma and its effects on the family, as well as the light it. The return of the soldier tells the story of a shellshocked soldier who returns home from the first world war believing that he is in love with a workingclass woman from his past, rather than married to his aristocratic wife. All i knew about this story was it was written by rebecca west and it was about a soldier from world war 1. In 1916 on an isolated country estate just outside london, captain chris baldry, a shellshocked captain suffering from amnesia, makes a bittersweet homecoming to the three women who have helped shape his life. Her first published book was a critical study of henry james, her second a novel, the return of the soldier 1918, which was recently made into. Download pdf the return of the soldier book full free. First published in 1918 when rebecca west was a mere 24, this book tells the story of a young english officer who returns home from the wwi trenches suffering from shell shock unable to remember.
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Her first published book was a critical study of henry james, her second a novel, the return of the soldier 1918, which was recently made into a successful film. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The return of the soldier is the debut novel of english novelist rebecca west, first published in 1918. The return of the soldier was rebecca wests second published work, her first having been a study of fellow writer, henry james henry james, 1916. George bernard shaw said in 1916 that rebecca west could handle a pen as.
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