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When I Come Home Again : 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020

From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

They need him to remember. He wants to forget.

1918. In the last week of the First World War, a uniformed soldier is arrested in Durham Cathedral. When questioned, it becomes clear that he has no memory of who he is or how he came to be there.

The soldier is given the name Adam and transferred to a rehabilitation home. His doctor James is determined to recover who this man once was. But Adam doesn’t want to remember. Unwilling to relive the trauma of war, Adam has locked his memory away, seemingly for good.

When a newspaper publishes a feature about Adam, three women come forward, each claiming that he is someone she lost in the war. But does he believe any of these women? Or is there another family out there waiting for him to come home?

Based on true events, When I Come Home Again is a deeply moving and powerful story of a nation’s outpouring of grief, and the search for hope in the aftermath of war.


Author:

  • Caroline Scott

Narrator:

  • Chris Harper

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 13 h 0 min
  • 309 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Crime
  • Historical crime
  • Fiction
  • Contemporary fiction
  • Historic and folklore novels
  • Historic novels
  • War novels
  • WWI fiction
  • Romance
  • Historic romance

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    Caroline Scott

    Caroline Scott is a freelance writer and historian specializing in WWI and women’s history, with a PhD from Durham University. Born in the UK, Caroline currently resides in France. The Poppy Wife is partially inspired by her family history.

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