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In this lyrical and poignant story of a wounded man and the three concerned women who seek to heal him, Rebecca West explores the complexity of the mind and its subtle strategies for coping with life's painful realities. Only when Chris has the courage to face one pivotal moment of truth in his married life will he be able to awaken from his boyish fantasy and become, indeed, "every inch a soldier".

The Return of the Soldier is the powerful debut novel of the prolific English novelist Rebecca West. First published in 1918, the novel opens with the return of the shell-shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War, and grapples with the devastation of mental trauma from that war and its effects on families. Recounted from the perspective of his cousin Jenny, the story examines the relationship between Chris and the three women in his life.

In 1916, Chris returns home from a French hospital to his country estate just outside London. The nature of his injuries at the front has caused him to suffer from amnesia. Awaiting him at home are his devoted wife, whom he does not remember, and his cousin, Jenny, whom he remembers only as a childhood friend. For Chris, the last 15 years have not happened and he believes himself still in love with a woman named Margaret, the poor innkeeper's daughter he courted many years before.

Chris' "shell shock" blocks out fifteen years of his life as he returns home to his wife, only to remember and revisit Margaret, the earlier love of his life. The plot of this book takes place during World War I, but the consequences of battle are just as devastating today.

Il Novecento è appena iniziato. Il marito, gran scialacquatore, è sparito e Claire rimette in sesto la situazione economica. Le Aubrey sono ormai giovani donne: le gemelle Mary e Rose studiano musica al conservatorio, Cordelia, la sorella maggiore, corona i suoi progetti matrimoniali, e la cugina Rosamund, sempre più affascinante, si prende cura dei pazienti in ospedale. Gli amori e le perdite che accompagnano il passaggio all’età adulta saranno resi ancora più intensi dallo scoppio della Prima guerra mondiale, che sconvolgerà profondamente la famiglia.

Gli Aubrey sono una famiglia fuori dal comune, nella Londra di fine Ottocento. Nelle stanze della loro casa coloniale, tra musica, politica, sogni realizzati e sogni infranti, le preoccupazioni finanziarie sono all'ordine del giorno. Eppure, in quelle stanze aleggia un grande spirito, una strana allegria e l'umorismo pungente di una famiglia unita e indimenticabile. Primo capitolo di un grande capolavoro da riscoprire.

The Definitive War Novels Collection is a collection of 8 works that all centre around the destruction of war, and span out to encompass themes from family to love and beyond. Read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators, included here are novels and epics from George Orwell; Ernest Hemingway; Leo Tolstoy; Homer; Rebecca West; and many more.

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The adventures of two American expat entrepreneurs - Aimee in Spain and Rebecca in France. Follow their adventures setting up new lives in these two countries while running their business, Aimee as a nutritionist at Vibrance Nutrition, hosting the podcast Blasphemous Nutrition, and Rebecca as an Interior Design Business Coach, hosting the podcast Stuff Interior Designers Need To Know.