Homeland - Clare Francis

Claire Francis is a round the world yachtswoman, who has written books not only recounting her experiences at sea, but also several novels, of which Homeland was first published in 2004. Set in the immediate aftermath of World War 2, it follows the lives of two men. Billy Greer, somewhat of a misfit, was placed with relatives on a lonely farm in the Somerset levels after a spell on the streets as a child. He returns from serving in the army in France and Germany during the last years of the war, to find his grandmother bedridden with a stroke and that his unloved grandfather has seriously neglected the family business. Despite his determination to take up his ...  Read the complete review