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The Regeneration Trilogy

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The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker is a sweeping masterpiece of British historical fiction that explores the harrowing final years of the First World War. Through the eyes of army psychologist William Rivers and soldier Billy Prior, it portrays the devastating effects of trench warfare on an entire generation. The trilogy delves into the emotional and psychological struggles of soldiers, including the traumatized poet Siegfried Sassoon, as they confront the brutal realities of war.
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Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction, war literature, and psychological drama, especially those seeking profound reflections on the human cost of the First World War.

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The Regeneration Trilogy

At Craiglockhart War Hospital in Scotland, army psychiatrist William Rivers treats shell-shocked soldiers before sending them back to the front. In his care are poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, and Billy Prior, who is only able to communicate by means of pencil and paper...

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A sweeping masterpiece of British historical fiction and a devastating portrait of the effects of WWI.

Pat Barker's award-winning The Regeneration Trilogy—comprising Regeneration, The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road—is the heart-rending story of the last two years of the First World War seen through the eyes of army psychologist William Rivers and damaged soldier Billy Prior.

As Rivers struggles with the responsibility of helping the men in his charge—including the traumatised poet Siegfried Sassoon—only to see them returned to the front, we see how an entire generation of young men was brutalised by the horrors of the trenches.

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Praised as a harrowing, original, delicate and unforgettable work by the Independent, this trilogy is considered a masterpiece of fiction by the Sunday Express. A. S. Byatt of the Daily Telegraph describes it as a new vision of the First World War's impact on both soldiers and civilians, highlighting its constant surprises and superb form. Jonathan Coe and Barry Unsworth praise it as one of the most distinguished works of late twentieth-century British fiction.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241969144

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 610g

Pages: 912

About the Author

Pat Barker was born in 1943. She is the author of Union Street, Blow your House Down, The Century's Daughter, The Man Who Wasn't There, the Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, The Eye in the Door and The Ghost Road), Another World, Border Crossing, Double Vision, and the Life Class Trilogy (Life Class, Toby's Room and Noonday). Pat Barker lives in Durham.

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