"1 'Alive with autobiographical energies and characters of flesh-and-blood immediacy... deeply humane and acutely truthful' - Peter Kemp, Sunday Times 2 '[A] perceptive, sparely-written novel... The trace of memory, Bragg shows us, is an enduring inheritance for each and every one of us.' - Lisa Jardine, The Times 3 'Full of a simple poetry that is deeply evocative... with a depth of affection that is genuinely moving. A Son of War is even better than The Soldier's Return.' - Carol Birch, Independent 4 'Shot through with blazing integrity and authenticity' - Val Hennessy, Daily Mail 5 'I can't think of a contemporary novel I've read this year that I like quite so much.'