Terrific novel set in the Roaring Twenties, reissued to accompany Philippa Gregory's new bestselling novel, The Other Boleyn GirlLily Valance wants to forget the war. She's determined to enjoy the world of the 1920s, with its music, singing, laughter and pleasure. When she meets Captain Stephen Winters, a decorated hero back from the Front, she's drawn to his wealth and status. In Lily he sees his salvation from the past, from the nightmare, from the guilt at surviving the Flanders plains where so many were lost.But it's a dream that cannot last. Lily has no intention of leaving her singing career. The hidden tensions of the respectable facade of the Winters household come to a head. Stephen's nightmares merge ever closer with reality and the truth of what took place in the mud and darkness brings him and all who loves him to a terrible reckoning
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher:
From the bestselling author of Wideacre, this passionate novel explores the aftermath of World War I through the lives of one British officer and the woman who becomes his wife.
From the Back Cover:
Singer Lily Valance wants to forget the war. She vows to live for the present and enjoy the music and glitter of the frantic 1920s. Captain Stephen Winters joins in on the post-war frenzy, and falls in love with the vivacious performer. But, privately, the aristocratic hero is tortured by the war's painful memories.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0286151235
- ISBN 13 9780286151238
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages640
-
Rating