Bragg, Melvyn

A Son of War

Fine condition. Sceptre/Hodder Stoughton, 2001. First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Green hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, small crease on the edge of the pages, two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book. 426pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Review: Melvyn Bragg's A Son of War begins where A Soldier's Return ended. The previous novel--a moving account of the struggles, social and psychological, faced by a Burma veteran returning to Cumbrian hometown life with his wife and six-year-old son--picked up the WH Smith 1999 Literary Award. But whereas A Soldier's Return was largely Sam's story, Bragg here gives equal weight to Ellen, with her wide-eyed adoration for a long-lost brother and her high hopes of life on the new edge-of-town estate, cruelly foiled by Sam's dreams of owning a pub. But central is the son of war, the endearing Joe, torn between being Sam's lad and Ellen's boy, the fledgling boxer or the budding pianist. Bragg evokes well the petty yet momentous discoveries of a young boy, equally fixated on Disney's Snow White and girls doing handstands. While this is very much the personal story of one family, with heavy hints of autobiography, it's also the picture of Britain emerging from the war, throwing off Glenn Miller and Bing Crosby--a new Britain of rationing, the Big Freeze and strikes, talk of nuclear war, socialism, Joe Louis versus Jersey Joe Walcott. Once again, Bragg has succeeded in conjuring an epoch of unprecedented change, and capturing both its joys and its miseries: a worthy successor to The Soldier's Return. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780340734155

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Keywords: World 1939 1945 Veterans Teenage boys Cumbria (England) Children's : Literature 9780340734155

BRAGG MELVYN

A Son of War

Hodder and Stoughton, London. 2001, First Paperback Edition. (ISBN: 0340818166) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sequel to Melvyn Bragg's novel "The Soldier's Return". Very Good.

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BRAGG, MELVYN

A Son of War

Sceptre. 2001-06-21. (ISBN: 0340818654) paperback, 8x10x2. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

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BRAGG,MELVYN

A Son of War

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy in Dust-Jacket,with one ownership inscription to the ffep,and also this copy has been SIGNED by Melvyn Bragg on the Title Page.Price clipped and a clean copy internally 8vo 426pp First Edition 1st Impression. Fine .

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Bragg, Melvyn

A son of war

Sceptre, 2001. Druk: first. Binding: Paperback. 426pp. Large paperback. Very light wear, negligible soiling to tail. In principle, books are cheaper in the shop.

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BRAGG, MELVYN

A Son of War, Signed by the author

Sceptre. 2001-06-21. (ISBN: 0340734159) hardcover, 6x9x2. Signed by the author. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Very Good. Signed.

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BRAGG, MELVYN

A Son of War, Gift inscription by the author

Sceptre. 2001-06-21, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340734159) hardcover, 6x9x2. Gift inscription by the author. First edition. First impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Very Good.

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BRAGG Melvyn

A Son of War

Sceptre, 2001. 0340734159. 1st edn 1st printing signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 426 (previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper; no other inscriptions). .

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