The Return Of The Soldier by Rebecca West

The Return Of The Soldier by Rebecca West

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A soldier returns from the front to the women who love him. Shell-shocked, he can only remember Margaret, his first love, of 15 years before. His cousin he remembers as a childhood playmate; his wife he remembers not at all. They have a choice: to leave him where he wishes to be, or to "cure" him.

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The Return Of The Soldier by Rebecca West

The soldier returns from the front to the three women who love him. His wife, Kitty, with her cold, moonlight beauty, and his devoted cousin Jenny wait in their exquisite home on the crest of the Harrow-weald. Margaret Allington, his first and long-forgotten love, is nearby in the dreary suburb of Wealdstone. But the soldier is shell-shocked and can only remember the Margaret he loved fifteen years before, when he was a young man and she an inn-keeper's daughter. His cousin he remembers only as a childhood playmate; his wife he remembers not at all. The women have a choice - to leave him where he wishes to be, or to 'cure' him. It is Margaret who reveals a love so great that she can make the final sacrifice.
'Rebecca West - highly intelligent, highly gifted, vital, original, combative, formidable and kind - was a great woman' VICTORIA GLENDINNING
Rebecca West (1892-1983) was born Cicily Isabel Fairfield, taking her pen name from an Ibsen play. A feminist and social reformer, she was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959. Her only son, Anthony West, is the son of author H.G. Wells.
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ISBN 13 9780860681441
ISBN 10 0860681440
Title The Return Of The Soldier
Author Rebecca West
Series Virago Modern Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 1980-06-30
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.