The September Garden - Brossura

Law, Catherine

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0749012730 ISBN 13: 9780749012731

Casa editrice: Allison & Busby, 2013

Riassunto

Set in London during the Blitz, in occupied France, and among the rolling Chiltern hills, this is the story of two cousins thrown together by the outbreak of war. Nell and Sylvie grow up quickly during the early days of rationing, blackouts, and the arrival of RAF planes in the skies. But even as the war rages on around them, the competition and jealousy between the cousins battles on – especially in romance. When the girls fall in love with the same man, he is spared having to choose between them as the war pulls them all apart and changes the course of their lives, with devastating consequences. For Nell, the only place she can ever find solace is inside the September Garden, her father’s walled sanctuary. It is here that she decides to hide her most dreadful secret . . .

REVIEWS

“Had me on tenterhooks throughout and overwhelmed at the end.”
Vulpes Libris blog

"Catharine Law has an extraordinary gift as a writer -- the ability to draw her readers into a deftly woven story populated with memorable characters caught up in a web of all too human emotional entanglements and conflicts. Also available in a Kindle edition, this truly exceptional novel is highly recommended for personal reading lists and community library fiction collections."
Midwest Book Review

"Village life, meddlesome evacuees, the Blitz, lies, misunderstandings, withheld truths, secrets, and, of course, the eponymous garden will all play a part in complicating Nell and Sylvie’s lives in this bittersweet wartime romance, with its lovely and loving evocation of life in the English countryside."
Historical Novels Review

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Set in London during the Blitz, in occupied France and amid the rolling Chiltern hills of Buckinghamshire, this is the story of two cousins who, as squabbling rivals, are thrown together by the outbreak of war. Nell and Sylvie grow up quickly during the early days of rationing, black-outs, and the arrival of RAF planes in the skies over the Chilterns. Sylvie, marooned in England, is desperately worried for her parents who she left behind in Nazi-occupied Normandy, and puts up a barrier of bitterness to hide her distress. Nell, meanwhile, witnesses the crumbling of her parents' marriage. Even as the war rages on around them, the competition and jealousy between the cousins battles on - especially in romance. When the girls fall in love with the same man, the brave and unassuming RAF officer Alex Hammond, he is spared having to choose between them. The machinations of war change the course of all their lives, with devastating consequences. Sylvie continues to hurt those who love her and to hide her pain behind her tough facade. And for Nell, the only place she can ever find solace is inside the September Garden, the walled garden that her father tended so lovingly before he left.This is the only place she feels safe in, to where she is always drawn, and where she decides to hide her most dreadful secret. ..

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• Editore: Allison & Busby
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0749012730
• ISBN 13: 9780749012731
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 382