Jane Carson's Porcelain Cat
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It's 1916, and Mrs Jane Carson is struggling to cope with the effect war has had upon her life, when out of the blue, the charismatic Tom Yates returns. "War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."
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