Hamish; Hero of Blairingone
A war-time story
of Hamish, a Scottish soldier, evacuated from France in October 1944, mute, and thought to
be suffering from a schizophrenic breakdown. Discharged from the Army he spends almost a year
in an asylum, slowly regaining his memory. Hamish’s healing reaches a climax with the end of
the war, although his memory takes several more months to fully recover, as he struggles to
come to terms with devastating revelations about his parentage. A love relationship develops
between Hamish and Jenny and they plan to marry. They spend some time in Scotland where Hamish
meets his old friends and regains the last bits of his memory. He makes a momentous decision
about his future. The climax is his investiture of the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery
beyond the call of duty in France, an event that contributed to his breakdown.
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