Soldiers Pay

"Soldiers Pay" is the evocative debut novel of one of American literature's most influential voices. Set in the immediate aftermath of World War I, the narrative centers on Donald Mahon, a horribly scarred and blinded aviator who returns to his small hometown in Georgia. His homecoming acts as a catalyst for local tension, disrupting the lives of his grieving father, his former fiancée, and the various townspeople who have struggled to adapt to a world changed by global conflict.

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