The Road Back

A sequel in spirit to Remarque's famous war novel, this book follows a group of young German soldiers returning home after the First World War. They find that the life they left no longer fits them. Schoolrooms, families and jobs seem strange, and the country is troubled by political unrest and bitterness. The friends try to rebuild their lives, but each struggles with memory, restlessness and the loss of comrades. The novel looks at the difficulty of peace for those shaped by war and at a generation searching for a place in a changed Germany.