- Published: 5 May 2011
- ISBN: 9781446469934
- Imprint: RH AudioGo
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 8 hr 26 min
- Narrator: Bill Paterson
The Railway Man
- Published: 5 May 2011
- ISBN: 9781446469934
- Imprint: RH AudioGo
- Format: Audio Download
- Length: 8 hr 26 min
- Narrator: Bill Paterson
Forget the grueling films, just read the brilliant books
Independent
When I turned to the book, the complexity of Lomax's emotions came alive and burned off the page
Independent
Of all the billions of words that have been written about the Second World War, with the exception of Churchill's Nobel Prize winning history, it is not an exaggeration to say there is no account of it more worth reading that this. Wistfully romantic, historically important, startling, horrifying and ultimately electrifyingly uplifting, The Railway Man is as indispensable as any book can be.
Tom Peck, Independent
What a great book. What a great man
Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail
This is a harrowing but very honest and ultimately compassionate memoir
Herald
Now is the time to read the true life story of Scot Eric Lomax... A story of courage and survival
Daily Record
This beautiful, awkward book tells the story of a fine and awkward man. Here, I think, is an account that rises above mere timeliness and comes near to being a classic of autobiography
Ian Jack, Guardian
It made me cry, I felt angry at man’s inhumanity to man and yet uplifted by the way Eric finally came to terms with the suffering he’d endured and was able to forgive
Lesley Pearse, Metro
A story worth preserving
Iain Campbell, Stornoway Gazette
A powerful autobiography that shines a light on a difficult period in history
Sally Newall, Independent
Brutally honest, controlled and understated... Lomax’s story is a testament to humanity, in all its forms
Leeds Student Online