Product Description

Following her husband's death, Minna runs a small boarding house in Torquay and brings up her son, Tim. Tim becomes a journalist for the local paper, struggling to get by-lines and hoping to make it to a national some day. However, the outbreak of the Great War disrupts his life. Tim resists volunteering for the sake of his mother who can't bear to see her only son go to war, but eventually his guilt at not helping his country makes him sign up for the Royal Flying Corps. For two years he escapes death and injury but finally has a breakdown and is sent home. Elyse Davenport, an actress just past her prime, introduces him to the joys of lovemaking, but his true love is Katherine whose mother pressurises her to marry the wealthy and eminently suitable Miles. Following his death in action, Katherine becomes a VAD in France, but Tim and Katherine don't meet up again until peace is declared.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #377018 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Review
'A genteel romantic novel encompassing characters that are endearing and portray an innocence that befits the period' - PUBLISHING NEWS 'Blair has cleverly tied up the upper, middle and lower classes together to come up with a great story...satisfying to read' - WASAGA SUN, Australia

Sarah Broadhurst, THE BOOKSELLER
'I am a fan of this author. She is well worth recommending and lifting up a notch.'

About the Author
Emma Blair was born in Glasgow and now lives in Devon. She is the author of twenty-one bestselling novels including SCARLET RIBBONS and FLOWER OF SCOTLAND, both of which were shortlisted for the Romantic Novelist of the Year.

Customer Reviews

Compulsive all night reading!
I just felt I had to say how much I enjoyed this book. I've been a huge fan of Emma Blair's for a number of years and this is definitely one of her best. I loved the setting in Torquay, the older actress seducing the younger boy, a forbidden romance, forced marriage, tragedy of war. It had the lot for me, I laughed, I cried and I just could not put it down. In fact I read it through the night and into the dawn. As usual with Ms Blair's books, I can't wait for the next one. Definitely worth SIX stars.

Yet another brilliant book by Emma Blair
Yet again, Emma Blair has written a book that you just can't put down. This time she has travelled back to the time of the Great War. Minna and her son, Tim, were wealthy until the untimely death of her husband. Since his death she has been running a small guest house in Torquay. Everything is very normal until a London actress comes to stay whilst she is acting for a season at the local theatre. Everyone's lives suddenly begin to change. This book is certainly a 'Forget-Me-Not'!