The Heroes Welcome, Louisa Young
The Heroes Welcome, Louisa Young
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The Heroes' Welcome
A Novel

Author: Louisa Young

Narrator: Dan Stevens

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/10/2015

Synopsis

April 1919. Six months have passed since the armistice that ended the Great War. But new battles face those who have survived.Only 23, former soldier Riley Purefoy and his bride, Nadine Waveney, have their whole lives ahead of them. But Riley’s injuries from the war have created awkward tensions between the couple, scars that threaten to shatter their marriage before it has truly begun.Peter and Julia Locke are facing their own trauma. Peter has become a recluse, losing himself in drink to forget the horrors of the war. Desperate to reach her husband, Julia tries to soothe his bitterness, but their future together is uncertain.Drawn together in the aftermath of the war, the couples become tightly intertwined. Haunted by loss, guilt, and dark memories, contending with uncertainty, anger, and pain, they are left with the question: is love strong enough to help them move forward?The incandescent follow up to the international bestseller My Dear I Want to Tell You, The Heroes’ Welcome is a powerful and intimate novel chronicling the turbulence of 1919—a year of perilous beginnings, disturbing realities, and glimmerings of hope.

About Louisa Young

Louisa Young grew up in London, in the house where Peter Pan was written. She studied modern history at Cambridge. She was for many years a freelance journalist, working mostly for the motorcycle press, Marie Claire, and The Guardian. She lives in London and Italy. The Heroes' Welcome is the second novel in a projected series that began with My Dear I Wanted to Tell You.

About Dan Stevens

Dan Stevens is internationally known for his role as Matthew Crawley in the hit television drama Downton Abbey. Dan's other TV work includes Sense & Sensibility, Maxwell and The Line of Beauty, and his film credits include Vamps, Hilde, and three upcoming releases: A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Fifth Estate and Summer In February. Dan's theatre work includes The Heiress on Broadway, and Arcadia, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, The Vortex and Hay Fever in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liviu on September 29, 2016

even better than My Dear I wanted to Tell You to which is a direct sequel; again the main draws are the author style and the main characters, especially Nadine and Riley, though there is a lot of Peter, Julia and Rose too; the blurb tells enough about the story-line so won't go into more detail while......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on April 06, 2015

1919. The Great War may be over, but those who survived are left to put the shattered pieces of themselves and their families back together, alone and unacknowledged. Twenty-three year old Riley Purefoy lost half his jaw in the war; the artificial replacement helps hold his face together and is heal......more

Goodreads review by Corinne on July 22, 2014

Sadly this was not as good as My Dear I wanted to Tell You, I found it very depressing, I know that life after the war was not a bed of roses but this book didn't seem to be going anywhere and finished with no real ending......more

Goodreads review by Novelle on May 27, 2019

3.5 out of 5 stars This is a tale of two men Peter and Riley who got affected in different ways by World War One. Peter comes back with no obvious wounds but his are in his head. He comes back a completely different man who drinks to mask his memories and guilt. The relationship he has with his wife......more

Goodreads review by Dominika on September 01, 2022

Jak oceniam tę powieść? Do pierwszej połowy (a nawet głębiej) byłam pewna, że nie przypadła mi do gustu, ale ze względu na to, że rzadko odkładam niedokończone książki na półkę (biblioteczną hehe) oraz brnęło się przez nią szybko, również tematyka wojenna i osadzone w niej wątki miłosne to coś, co m......more

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