# A Mother's War

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- Book: [A Mother's War](https://www.bookquiver.com/yvonne-collinson-heath/a-mothers-war) ([A Mother's War.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/yvonne-collinson-heath/a-mothers-war.md))
- Authors: [Yvonne Collinson Heath](https://www.bookquiver.com/yvonne-collinson-heath)
- Publisher: mainstream_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8057-742-5
- Published: 2013-05-09
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Yvonne Collinson Heath will never forget the telephone call that changed her life for ever. On 23 March 2002, her eldest son, James – a private with the Royal Logistic Corps – was found dead in mysterious circumstances at the notorious Deepcut barracks. He had a single gunshot wound to the head. It was a tragedy that to this day raises questions. A Mother’s War recounts Yvonne’s anguish at losing her son, a boy who dreamed of serving his country but died before he had even reached his 18th birthday. It is also the powerful story of an extraordinary woman who overcame adversity – including the hurt of being abandoned by her father, bullied as a child and abused by a trusted uncle – to find love and raise a son, only to see him cruelly taken from her within weeks of his joining the Army. It reveals how her decade-long quest for answers uncovered sinister secrets and a series of cover-ups that went right to the heart of Whitehall. Above all else, A Mother’s War is the story of how Yvonne’s grief triggered a search for the truth that took her to Downing Street and captured the hearts of the nation.