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Mary Jane Staples
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Publisher | Corgi | ||
ISBN | 9780552150897 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
It is 1918; the Kaiser's empire is about to fall and Captain Harry Phillips, a prisoner of war in a Romanian hospital, has had a very hard time of it. Then, out of the blue, comes an offer he can't refuse, a ticket home to his beloved England and to the arms of his much missed fiancee Elizabeth. But this ticket comes with a heavy price to pay; Harry must marry beautiful, headstrong Princess Irena of Moldova, who's only hope of survival is to leave the country and he must risk both their lives by escorting her back to England. As they set off on their long and treacherous journey with enemies at every turn, Harry begins to realise that Irena is not only dangerous but extremely precious cargo. Will he sacrifice everything for this wartime marriage?
Review
A great romantic story by Mary Jane Staples, and I for one was supprised by the way the story unfolds of the journery through Europe during the end of the first world war. The two main charactors are trying to escape from the horrendous war zones of Germany and the surrounding areas.
But there is a big twist to the end of the story which I will not reveal and yet. When I was reading the story I never even spotted that there could be such a twist. This book is well written, well researched and reads beautifully.
It is good to read a story that does not take away the horror of war but tells of how some of the people depicted, can if they want to help each other.
I really enjoyed the story and the book is well worth reading on an evening when you have nothing much to do but curl up in a chair and just keep warm.
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