22 Britannia Road
22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson, published by Penguin in 2012, is a novel that explores the complexities of wartime secrets and the challenges of postwar life. Set in 1946, the story follows Silvana and her eight-year-old son Aurek as they journey from Poland to England to reunite with her husband Janusz, who has been absent for six years. Having survived in the forests and carrying a heavy secret, Silvana faces the daunting task of rebuilding their lives in Ipswich while grappling with the shadows of their past.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the psychological impacts of war and family life, as each character confronts their experiences and the choices they made to survive. The novel intricately weaves themes of loss and resilience, highlighting the emotional struggles faced by those returning to a world forever altered by conflict. With 400 pages of literary fiction, 22 Britannia Road offers a poignant examination of the human condition in the aftermath of World War II.
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22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson is a heartbreaking and powerful novel about wartime secrets and the difficulties of adjusting to postwar life
It is 1946 and Silvana and eight-year-old Aurek board a ship that will take them from Poland to England. Silvana has not seen her husband Janusz in six years but they are assured he has made them a home in Ipswich.
However after living wild in the forests for years carrying a terrible secret all Silvana knows is that she and Aurek are survivors. Everything else is lost. While Janusz a Polish soldier who has criss-crossed Europe during the war hopes his family will help put his own dark past behind him.
But the war and the years apart will always haunt each of them unless they together confront what they were compelled to do to survive.
‘The characters are so convincing and the writing’s so unshowily accomplished that it soon becomes something gripping. An admirable debut’ Daily Mail
‘A most accomplished first novel. Powerful story-telling and entirely convincing in its evocation of post-war England. Very good’ Penelope Lively
‘Keep your Kleenex handy reading 22 Britannia Road‘ Grazia
‘An affecting story extremely well told’ The Times
Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk.
She currently lives in south-west France with her husband and two daughters. 22 Britannia Road is her first novel.
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