Soldier Boy, Cassandra Parkin
Soldier Boy, Cassandra Parkin
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Soldier Boy

Author: Cassandra Parkin

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2020


Synopsis

Under the shadow of trauma, Liam has been discharged from the army. As night terrors torment him and he struggles to keep his anger intact, he finds himself in his car, his daughter Alannah asleep in the back, while his wife Emma has gone AWOL. With no idea where to go for shelter, his only goal is to hold onto his daughter at all costs. But Alannah is on a journey of her own.As the consequences of Alannahs choices unfold, nothing will ever be the same again.Soldier Boy is a gripping story about secrets, fear, longing, lies, and the power of being true to yourself, even when the price is higher than you could have imagined.

About Cassandra Parkin

Cassandra Parkin is the author of several novels, including The Summer We All Ran Away and The Winter's Child. Her short-story collection, New World Fairy Tales, won the 2011 Scott Prize for Short Stories, and her short work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Raised in Hull, she now lives in East Yorkshire. For more information, visit cassandraparkin.wordpress.com, or follow her on Twitter at @cassandrajaneuk.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy O.

Add this to high school required reading lists IMMEDIATELY. Eye opening and heartbreaking, Soldier Boy is not a book we want to exist, given that it's a semi-factual account of horrifying events (Ricky's account is true, while the other narrator Samuel is a compilation of the thousands of boy soldie......more

Goodreads review by Erika

Everyone needs to read this.......more