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    Soldier Boy
    Soldier Boy
    Soldier Boy
    Audiobook10 hours

    Soldier Boy

    Written by Cassandra Parkin

    Narrated by Henrietta Meire

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    A broken family suffering from military trauma must discover the power of being true to yourself, even when the price is higher than you could have imagined.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781666602852
    Author

    Cassandra Parkin

    Cassandra Parkin is the author of several novels, including The Summer We All Ran Away and The Winter's Child. Her short-story collection, New World Fairy Tales, won the 2011 Scott Prize for Short Stories, and her short work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Raised in Hull, she now lives in East Yorkshire. For more information, visit cassandraparkin.wordpress.com, or follow her on Twitter at @cassandrajaneuk.

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