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After the raid

Chris Paling

1995190 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1995
first published
  • 1995Cape · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780224041140
  • 1996Vintage · 190 pages · ENGISBN 9780099521112
  • 2012Vintage · ENGISBN 9780099578123

Set in London during the Blitz, this novel traces one man's psychosis of fear as he struggles to regain his memory and piece together the fragments of his life.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWarFamily

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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