Regeneration
In Craiglockhart war hospital, Doctor William Rivers attempts to restore the sanity of officers from World War I. When Siegfried Sassoon publishes his declaration of protest against the war, the authorities decide to have him declared mentally defective and send him to Craiglockhart.
In Craiglockhart war hospital, Doctor William Rivers attempts to restore the sanity of officers from World War I. When Siegfried Sassoon publishes his declaration of protest against the war, the authorities decide to have him declared mentally defective and send him to Craiglockhart.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141026534 (0141026537)
Publish date: 1992
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 252
Edition language: English
Early treatment of PTSD, the electrical treatments were harrowing, this follows Siegfried Sassoon and the psychologist who treated him after he publishes his declaration of protest against the continuation of the war. Features several characters from history.Not a bad one but the narrator didn't re...
The Doubleday UK meme, a book a day in July, has reached a tough decision-requiring entry: Your favorite novel of the Great War, or WWI. http://expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-day-8-regeneration-my-favorite.html It took a LOT of thinking to settle on Pat Barker's amazing novel, Regenerat...
Can't remember if I hated it enough to give it the one star muck plunge.
a five
bookshelves: film-only, wwi, published-1991, mental-health, tbr-busting-2014, winter-20132014 Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Brazilliant Laura Read from November 20, 2011 to January 30, 2014 Description: Regeneration, one in Pat Barker's series of novels confronting the psychological effects of Wor...