Description
This intensely romantic yet realistic novel spans two generations and
the unimaginable gulf between the Second World War and the present. When
Englishman Richard Barker suffers a devastating loss he learns to come
to terms with his grief. He is helped by two beautiful women, newly
discovered quiet and smouldering American, Sorrel and the tempestuous
and wilful, Miranda an old flame from long ago. While Richard is
battling with his feelings, by chance he enters into the dark, often
surreal world of his dead father’s past life spent during the Second
World War in a number of prisoner of war camps. Richard lives in a world
that is as tragic as A Farewell to Arms and as sensuous as The English
Patient. His story and that of his father are crafted from the ruins of
war and the indestructibility of love. The action is non-stop, the
locations are intriguing and the characters are appealing. There is
tension, romance and harrowing escapes all weaved within a story that
captures the imagination and keeps the reader guessing until the very
end.