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Anatomy of a Soldier is a moving, enlightening and fiercely dramatic novel about one man´s journey of survival and the experiences of those around him. Forty-five objects, one unforgettable story.

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Winner of the Waverton Good Read Award 2017
Shortlisted for the Authors´ Club Best First Novel Award 2017
Shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2017

Imagine if your whole life changed in the blink of an eye . . .

Captain Tom Barnes is leading British troops into a war zone when he is gravely injured by an exploding IED. This devastating moment and the transformative months that follow are narrated here by forty-five objects, telling one unforgettable story.

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A great novel: a defining work . . . It will be read with wonder, with respect and with gratitude. New Statesman

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Harry Parker grew up in Wiltshire. He joined the British Army when he was 23 and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is now a writer and artist and lives in London.

Harry Parker grew up in Wiltshire. He joined the British Army when he was 23 and served in Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2009 as a Captain. He is now a writer and artist and lives in London.

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