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It is set in the period preceding the Second World War. It is told in the first person of Harrison, and tells the story of Charles Rainier, a wealthy businessman, and politician, from his time in the army during World War I, his subsequent memory loss and partial recovery, his... Read Full Overview

Adapted into a beloved movie, Random Harvest displays the author's talents at storytelling & character building at their best. The wealthy industrialist Charles Rainer feels compelled to fill the amnesiac gap between his departure from Cambridge to fight in the Great War & his... Read Full Overview

Random Harvest is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, the novel was immensely popular, placing second on The New York Times list of best-selling novels for the year.

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Random Harvest is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. The novel was immensely popular, placing second on The New York Times list of bestselling novels for the year.

The novel was successfully adapted into a film of the same name in 1942... Read Full Overview

Random Harvest is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, the novel was immensely popular, placing second on The New York Times list of best-selling novels for the year.

The... Read Full Overview

Charles Rainier, a prosperous Briton, loses his memory as a result of shellshock in the First World War.

A World War I veteran's comfortable life is upended by buried memories in this "completely real and convincing" New York Times bestseller by an Academy Award-winning screenwriter (The New York Times).

Random Harvest is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. The novel was immensely popular, placing second on The New York Times list of bestselling novels for the year.The novel was successfully adapted into a film of the same name in 1942 and nominated for... Read Full Overview