good WWII story the ending a bit too abrupt but a very good story none the less, This was one of my random picks, but turned out to be a really good read, Terrific
This WWII novel grabbed my attention from beginning to end, In fact, I read the entire book in one day, Enduring Passions: An emotional and gripping wartime romance is by David Wiltshire, This is definitely astar book, Like his first book, Tears of Autumn, this book deals with World War II in England then expands to Singapore.
It looks at the changes in class distinctions that the threat of war and war made on English society, The lives of both the men who serve on the front lines in war and the women and families who anxiously await word of them is shown in vivid clarity.
The hardships that separation of loved ones causes is magnified when the loved one is a captive of the enemy.
The deep and abiding love that lucky people have for their spouses is without a doubt one of the central themes of this book.
In some ways, it is a very easy book to read as the love between Tom and Fay grows despite the disparity in their social stations.
The barriers thrown between them are easily overcome as they refuse to allow anyone to make them disavow their love.
It is when they are separated by careers and then fate that the book becomes emotionally difficult to read, As Tom pushes his way into the RAF and flying fighters in Northern England, Fay sets off for Australia and New Zealand as an accompanist for a famous singer.
This separation only days after their marriage is reason enough for tears to flow, When their lives are completely in disarray due to World War II and no word of them gets through the enemy lines, emotions and the vivid descriptions that David uses combine to make the book emotionally difficult to read.
However, that doesnt stop this reader from continuing to read until the end without stopping, The book is well worth reading as long as you have enough interrupted time to read it in one sitting and that you have ample tissues with you.
I do hope more of Davids books are in the making, England,.
As war looms, two young people navigate the heartbreak of love and separation,
Beautiful, headstrong Fay Rossiter is an aristocrat with a glittering future and music career ahead of her,
Tom Roxham is a railway policeman who plays saxophone part time in a band, Hes a lot more interesting than most of the men in Fays usual set,
They would never normally have met, And they certainly should never have fallen in love,
But as Neville Chamberlain announces that the country is at war with Germany, their differences turn out to be the least of their worries.
Tom joins the RAF and Fay volunteers as a nurse,
Theirs was love at first sight, but now it seems that fate might not be on their side.
A COUPLE SEPARATED BY CLASS AND WAR
In a stunning conclusion Tom must risk everything to rescue the woman he loves.
A totally breathtaking wartime saga perfect for fans of Kate Eastham, Pam Howes, Dinah Jefferies, Tania Crosse and Josephine Cox.
A couple separated by class and war, England,. As war looms, two young people navigate the heartbreak of love and separation, Beautiful, headstrong Fay Rossiter is an aristocrat with a glittering future and music career ahead of her, Tom Roxham is a railway policeman
who plays saxophone part time in a band, Hes a lot more interesting than most of the men in Fays usual set, They would never normally have met, And they certainly should never have fallen in love, But as Neville Chamberlain announces that the country is at war with Germany, their differences turn out to be the least of their worries.
Tom joins the RAF and Fay volunteers as a nurse, Theirs was love at first sight,but now it seems that fate might not be on their side, In a stunning conclusion Tom must risk everything to rescue the woman he loves, The Civil Air Guard was established by the UK Government in Julyto encourage and subsidise pilot training as the prospect of another war loomed.
Subsidised tuition for members of participating civilian flying clubs was offered in exchange for an 'honorable undertaking' that in an emergency members would serve in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Members of this Civil Air Guard had a dark blue boiler uniformusually privately purchased and badges supplied for distinction, When civil aviation ceased not long before the war began in September,most members of the Civil Air Guard enlisted in either the Royal Air Force or the Fleet Air sitelinkArm.
Railroad/railway police,are persons responsible for the protection of railroad or railway properties, facilities, revenue and personnel, as well as carried passengers and cargo.
RAF Far East Air Force,was the Command organisation that controlled all Royal Air Force assets in the east of Asia Far East.
It was formed in Singapore inand kept changing names, During WWII,when Malaya, Singapore, Burma and Hong Kong were overrun by the Japanese,the command retreated to India, The Singapore Cricket Club SCC is one of the premier sports and social clubs,located on the south end of the Padang in Singapore's CBD.
The Japanese military treated their civilian internees deplorably, Wow
What an unbelievable story! An unbelievable war story and love story, This was a book I could not put down, David Wiltshire spent his childhood in Cheltenham before qualifying as a dental surgeon, from University College Hospital, London, He served his National Service in Aden and Singapore, He is married with three children and eight grandchildren and lives in Bedford, He is the author of fourteen published novels, some under the name of John Bedford, BOOKS BY DAVID WILTSHIRESTANDALONE NOVELS THE TEARS OF AUTUMNENDURING PASSIONSBENEATH US THE STARSTHREE UNPUTDOWNABLE WWHISTORICAL SAGAS BOX SET,
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