1946 Three Men in New Suits by J. B. Priestley

Three Men in New Suits by J. B. Priestley. London: The Book Club, third impression July 1946. 164 pages. Cover is a bit grubby with fading to spine, the book has a few bent corners/marks, otherwise good condition.

The three men have just been demobbed from the army at the end of the Second World War and are wearing civvy suits that have been given to them. One is a sergeant, one is a corporal, and the third is a private. The sergeant is from the country gentry and could easily have obtained a commission but chose to remain as a NCO. The corporal is the son of a prosperous farmer, while the private, who is physically strong but with little education, used to work in a quarry. The story follows the fortunes of the three characters as they try to come to terms with life outside the army.

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