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Name: Random harvest
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: James Hilton

After surviving the horrors of World War I, a shell‑shocked veteran returns home with fragmented memories. Confronted by his own past and the scars of war, he embarks on a quiet, personal quest to recall who he once was. The narrative captures the quiet turmoil of a soldier learning to live amid loss of memory, highlighting the broader themes of trauma, recovery, and the lingering effects of war on the individual while grounding the story in its historical context.

First publish date: 1941

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: James Hilton

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