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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Such a great WWI-era historical romance and just a great romance overall - with a HEA! I was impressed with the writing from the first chapter and didn't want to put it down. This is great for those who like some tragedy and angst in their romance without having to worry about the dissatisfaction of it not ending well. I only wish it had a better cover design because that made me hesitant at first, but it had a barrage of 5-star reviews so I didn't let the cover deter me and for that I'm very glad (the cover and title are more reminiscent of something with vampires for whatever reason). And also, because Dalton is a known-to-me first name (I have a cousin), the alternating of calling him Ash, Ashleigh, or Dalton was a bit confusing at times when I'd forget his last name was thus. Overall, definitely a recommendation and one of my favourite historical novels I've read to date. Although not related to E.M. Forster's Maurice, and having at its starting point the intimacies of the trenches on the western front, I found myself thinking about the impossibility of Maurice's ending, and kinds of futures two men separated by the class divide might have there. Unless they are Edward Carpenter, of course, who is actually name-checked in the book, by the sympathetic female friend. It's still a romance novel, so the focus is on the deepening relationship, and the resolution is a bit predictable, and smooths over the concerns the protagonists have over the kind of relationship they can have. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A tender and triumphant story of forbidden love in the aftermath of war When Captain Ashleigh Dalton went to war in 1914, he never expected to fall in love. Yet, over three long years at the front, his dashing batman, Private West, became his reason for fighting--and his reason for living. For Harry West, an ostler from London's East End, it was love at first sight when he met complex, compassionate Captain Dalton. Harry knew their friendship wouldn't survive in the class-bound world back home, but in the trenches there was no point in worrying about tomorrow... Now, gravely wounded, Ash has been evacuated home to Highcliffe House, his father's Hampshire estate. Bereft of Harry, angry and alone, Ash struggles to fit into the unchanging world he left behind. Meanwhile, Harry, broken-hearted, doubts he'll ever see his beloved captain again. But when the guns fall silent and Harry finds himself adrift in London, a desperate hope carries him to Highcliffe House in search of work--and of the officer he can't forget... This novel is approximately 81,000 words and comes with a HEA guaranteed. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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It begs the question, WHY had I been struggling so freaking hard to finish this book for the last three days?
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DRAMA. So much unnecessary, predictable, super-cliche, OTT drama packed in that last 20%. It read like a completely different book. ( )