“Young affectingly charts the toll war continues to take long after the soldiers have left the battlefield.” — Booklist
British Praise for The Heroes’ Welcome: “If you read one novel about the effects of the First World War this year, make it this one. It has brain with its brawn and deserves a hero’s welcome.” — The Times (London)
“[A] tender, elegiac novel. Others have been here before, of course, from Sebastian Faulks to Pat Barker, but Young belongs in their company.” — Mail on Sunday
“Fierce and tender, The Heroes’ Welcome depicts heroism on the grand scale and the importance of the tiniest act of courage.” — The Observer
“Young possesses in abundance emotional conviction, pace and imaginative energy, and these qualities will draw readers with her through time and space, as she unfolds the story of the Lockes and Purefoys on their journey through the 20th century.” — The Guardian
“Powerful, sometimes shocking, boldly conceived, it fixes on war’s lingering trauma to show how people adapt-or not-and is irradiated by anger and pity.” — Sunday Times (London)
“A moving exploration of the war’s toll on a generation...deeply affecting.” — Metro