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Prodigal

Michael Waterhouse author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The Conrad Press

Published:18th Nov '19

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Can Stephen Padgett save himself and make peace with his past? Taken hostage while out on army patrol in Afghanistan, he finds himself imprisoned in a cell with his translator, Rashid. The news of Stephen's disappearance shatters the comfortable lives of his parents in England and stirs memories of their son's dark past.

Broadcaster Joan Bakewell talks about the book she's currently reading. Prodigal by Michael Waterhouse, a first novel of enormous power, telling the story of a hostage in Afghanistan and his relationship with family back home.The family are steeped in music and the sound of Vivaldi and Bach echoes through the appalling conditions their son is enduring. Inspirational ---The Times, Saturday January 25, 2020.

ISBN: 9781911546634

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 25mm

Weight: unknown

352 pages