The Widower's SonAllen, 1976 - 288 pages William's father, a Nottinghamshire coalminer, is proud of his son's military success, and annoyed when he gives up his life as a colonel in the artillery to become manager of a bowling alley. |
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... soldier - labels had been accurate enough , people made way for a commissioned officer . Gunners and private soldiers either feared you or kept their distance , often both , while the respect of sergeants had to be won . The common ...
... soldier - labels had been accurate enough , people made way for a commissioned officer . Gunners and private soldiers either feared you or kept their distance , often both , while the respect of sergeants had to be won . The common ...
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... soldier would be the right sort of chap to make her daugher's life a misery . They'd talked of getting married , and ... soldier of the king for life . And being a gunner made it easier , but the phrase ' soldiers and their women ...
... soldier would be the right sort of chap to make her daugher's life a misery . They'd talked of getting married , and ... soldier of the king for life . And being a gunner made it easier , but the phrase ' soldiers and their women ...
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... soldier . He had become a soldier . He'd even married a soldier and told her so . - Maybe he was coming back to his senses , since he made her laugh . ' You're not a soldier any more , ' she said . It was as isolating as battle . Beyond ...
... soldier . He had become a soldier . He'd even married a soldier and told her so . - Maybe he was coming back to his senses , since he made her laugh . ' You're not a soldier any more , ' she said . It was as isolating as battle . Beyond ...
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