Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)

Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) | Pat Barker

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Pat Barker is a wonderful writer. This year I have read The Silence of the Girls and now Regeneration. This book is based on true events…it‘s 1917..soldiers suffering from shell-shock are treated by psychiatrist Rivers in a hospital in Scotland. Two of the soldiers are writers Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. This is book 1 of a trilogy that I shall have to pursue!
Next on the list is The Labyrinth, which won the Miles Franklin literary award.

TrishB I‘ve yet to read the Regeneration trilogy though I‘ve had it forever! 3y

CarolynM Even though I love Regeneration I've never managed to read the other 2 books in the trilogy (long story I'll tell you in person one day) I hope I will read them one day. Look forward to seeing what you think of The Labyrinth. 3y

BarbaraBB I loved this trilogy. It had such a big impact on me when I read it. 3y

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Freespirit Hi @TrishB it was recommended to me..everyone speaks so highly of the trilogy. She managed to make a difficult subject very readable. I usually avoid war books. 3y

Freespirit @CarolynM one day we will discuss this over coffee at a Melbourne cafe.. it‘s on my bucket list!! I‘ll let you know how The Labyrinth goes😘 3y

Freespirit Hi @BarbaraBB I will definitely get the next two books. 👍🏼 3y

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Freespirit

Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) | Pat Barker

Hi friends I have been spending much of my free time in my garden and vegetable patch, and neglecting Litsy. I‘m reading Regeneration by Pat Barker..she‘s such a great writer, but I haven‘t got into it..probably thinking about my cauliflowers 😂😂
It‘s spring here and warm and dry already so I‘m madly planting seeds and mulching. It‘s fun growing your own food..almost as good as reading!!!
#literature #war #growyourownvegetables

kspenmoll Your gardens look great- what a beautiful bounty!!! 3y

Freespirit Thankyou @kspenmoll we eat from it everyday. It‘s good for my soul😊 3y

CarolynM I love that book❤️ I've got a thing about Sassoon (and Graves and Owen) l've read about a new film called Benediction which is based on Sassoon. I hope it will be on in the cinema when lockdown finally ends. And your garden is beautiful 😍 3y

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SamAnne Beautiful garden! I usually do a big one as well but dialed back this year. Got a little burned out and wanted to,spend more time outdoors. Picked a good,year to dial back with the heat and drought where I live. But….will be back at it next year I think. 3y

Freespirit Hi @CarolynM yes he‘s an interesting character…what traumas these men had to deal with…I admire Rivers for his gentle approach. Ooh I must look out for the movie. Hope your ok..such a difficult time for everyone! Xxx (edited) 3y

Freespirit Thanks @SamAnne it‘s a wonderful pass time but you do need a break from it.. especially after a drought. We only have tank water so I sometimes have to leave my veggies. Good luck with the next season!!! 3y

Chelsea.Poole Gorgeous garden!! 🍅🥬🌽 I agree, eating fresh vegetables, nothing like it! We have a small one going but we love it 😍 3y

BookNAround What a gorgeous garden! I‘m so jealous. I kill plants just looking at them. ☹️ 3y

Freespirit Thanks @Chelsea.Poole it‘s great isn‘t eat eating from the garden🪴 3y

Freespirit Ha ha @BookNAround I‘ve learnt as I go..I used to kill the odd plant also 3y

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Leftcoastzen

Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) | Pat Barker

#AboutASoldier #MagnificentMarch I really loved Pat Barkers Regeneration, need to get to the other 2 volumes in her WWI trilogy.This is a bind up of all 3 from the Quality Paperback Book Club.It dates from 1997 and yes , it‘s been with me all those years .

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CBee QPB!! I loved QPB 😁😁😁 5y

Leftcoastzen @CBee Me too! 5y

CBee @Leftcoastzen I got so many books from QPB - ah, memories 😁😂 5y

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vivastory I also need to finish the trilogy 5y

Leftcoastzen @CBee recently at used book sales I found The Brontes by Rebecca Fraser & a Gore Vidal collection w/ Myra Breckenridge,Myron, Kalki ,& Duluth 4 in one that were both QPB, bought both!😂 5y

Leftcoastzen @vivastory did you only read the first one? 5y

vivastory Yeah. I've heard it gets better and better 5y

Trashcanman 👁️👁️ 5y

Leftcoastzen @Trashcanman 👋 5y

Trashcanman @Leftcoastzen 👋🏼👊🏼🥳 5y

CBee @Trashcanman stalker 😂😂 5y

CBee @Leftcoastzen that‘s so cool! 5y

Trashcanman @CBee I stalks the stalks and stalk all the stalks! 👁️👁️ 5y

CBee @Trashcanman I‘m now imagining you in a cornfield 5y

Trashcanman @CBee with a two monoculars so I can stalks two people at the same time. 5y

CBee @Trashcanman and a machete to whack all those stalks out the way 5y

Trashcanman @CBee Lol of course although sometimes I burn the fields down first. I love me some fire. 5y

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 5y

CBee @Trashcanman that‘s way quicker than a machete. 5y

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bliophile

Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) | Pat Barker

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Wow!!! One word does not do this book enpugh justice. This small little book shows the first world war from a number of perspectives. I would highly recommend! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

CarolynM One of my favourite books. I love it❤️ 5y

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