Alfred Nicols

WWI brings a young American named Peter to the battlefield where he is injured and finds himself being treated by the lovely young nurse named Elizabeth. They fall in love. After the War they try to find each other again but timing is not on their side. And so they go on. What follows is a very engrossing and eminently readable tale.

The topics in the book are of course not easy ones to read about – we have war, injury, the Depression – I keep swearing off books about the World Wars and yet I keep reading books about them. Peter comes home from the War, gets married and lives his life despite not really being in love with his wife.

What does his future hold? Will he be happy? That is what makes reading this book a must. It kept me very entertained for a long car ride and for that I was very grateful. It was very engrossing and had a well developed plot with engaging characters.… (mais)