Sparta
Roxana Robinson
Conrad has just returned home to Westchester after four years in Iraq, and something is very wrong. As he attempts to reconnect with his girlfriend and find his footing in the civilian world, he has an impossible time adjusting. As weeks turn into months, his estrangement increases.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9780374267704
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- War veterans and PTSDHomecoming and reintegrationRelationships and estrangement
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2015)
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