Sparta
Roxana Robinson
#3150 of 8,085 books · #1529 in Fiction
Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award (2015).
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.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- ISBN-13
- 9780374267704
- Genre
- Topics
- War veterans and PTSDHomecoming and reintegrationRelationships and estrangement
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2015)
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