A stunning debut -- of patriotism, heroism, and profound humanism -- that will immediately take its place on the short shelf of classics about men at war and what all that truly means.

Winner of the Waverton Good Read Award 2017
Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017
Shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2017

Imagine if your whole life changed in the blink of an eye . . .

Captain Tom Barnes is leading British troops into a war zone when he is gravely injured by an exploding IED. This devastating moment and the transformative months that follow are narrated here by forty-five objects, telling one unforgettable story.