who has never recovered from the loss of his younger brother. Years later, she follows a quest to answer her family’s questions about him. Where was Charlie Snell and what was he doing when he met his end?

She seeks also to understand the deep sense of community that infused those letters and the flood of condolences the family received after Charlie’s death.

shock upon returned soldiers, and explores the profound and lasting consequences of disablement for their kin in the 1920s and 1930s. Drawing the reader into the emotional interior of family life, it evocatively brings to light the daily struggles of Australia's 90,000 'changed men', and reveals the significant burdens carried by their family members"--Provided by publisher.