num_pages: 144
description: In a farmhouse near the border of Northern Ireland, an accidental burst of gunfire precipitates events that change Captain Price's life. He acts on his disillusionment with the army, the macho values instilled in him by the Welsh community of his childhood and deserts, taking his son with him.
title: Soldiers and Innocents
titlecomplete: Soldiers and Innocents
ratings_count: 14
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: David Higham Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)