Love for a Soldier

Sep 21, 2024 8:41 AM

Author:Mary Jane Staples

Love for a Soldier

A must read for fans of Katie Flynn, Fiona Valpy and Kristin Hannah - this is an enthralling and gripping romantic adventure from the multi-million copy seller Mary Jane Staples.

READERS ARE LOVING LOVE FOR A SOLDIER!

"As with all books by this author it is a top quality read..." - 5 STARS

"What a great book - had a job to put it down. Recommend this book: 5 stars and more..." - 5 STARS

"Excellent, thrilling and exciting." - 5 STARS

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SHOULD SHE STAY LOYAL TO HER COUNTRY, OR THE MAN SHE LOVES?

France, 1918: When Sophia, the rebellious daughter of a distinguished German general, witnesses a dramatic battle in the skies that leaves an English pilot without a plane and under the misapprehension that Sophia is on his side, she finds she has no choice but to agree to assist him in his attempt to avoid capture.

He joins her in the family car she has stolen, trailed by both the German Army and a staff officer under strict instructions from Sophia's father to bring her home.With their pursuers hot on their heels, how will Sophia explain her behaviour, protecting a man she is supposed to hate?

And after sharing so many adventures, will she be able to turn the flying officer in when the time comes?

Reviews

A hell of a read - so emotionally sophisticated, so deft with shade and light, more absorbing than most fiction I've read this year

—— Johanna Thomas-Corr , Sunday Times

Terrific

—— Louise Carpenter , The Times

Another gratifyingly well-put-together work... Tremain's long sentences brim with a poised positivity...[and] add lightness to her fond depictions of these imperfect strivers

—— Francesca Carington , Sunday Telegraph, *Novel of the Week*

Subtle, illuminating and captivating

—— Eithne Farry , Mail on Sunday

A moving exploration of love and the sacrifices we're willing to make in its name

—— Joanne Finney , Good Housekeeping

Over a distinguished literary career, Rose Tremain has traversed genres with her customary flair... in her portrayal of the ways in which individual longing and frustration unfold against the constraints of forces beyond our control, Tremain has long been one of our most accomplished novelists, and here is further confirmation

—— Stephanie Merritt , The Observer

An exhilarating exploration of love, life, loss and death... A thrilling and seductive story... Vivid and beguiling

—— Rowan Mantell , Eastern Daily Press

Rose Tremain gives Hilary Mantel a run for her money for the title of Britain's greatest living historical novelist... there are still few writers who can conjure up a version of the past that is so startlingly unfamiliar yet so convincing

—— Charlotte Heathcote , Sunday Express

An enjoyable page-turner

—— Robert Douglas-Fairhurst , The Times

A new book from Rose Tremain is always a cause for celebration. Her exceptionally well-crafted and deeply humane historical novels are invariably a joy and Islands of Mercy is no exception... A rich, rewarding and highly satisfying novel from one of our finest novelists.

—— Daunt Books

Vivid, transgressive, explicit and kaleidoscopic

—— Rose Shepherd , Saga Magazine

O'Callaghan's prose is mesmerising in its beauty . . . Profound, moving, sometimes shocking, [Life Sentences is] from the pen of a writer at the top of his game.

—— Anne Cunningham , Meath Chronicle

One of the most beautiful books of the year.

—— Sam Blake, #1 Irish Times bestselling author of the Cat Connolly trilogy

The novel I most look forward to is Billy O'Callaghan's Life Sentences.

—— Maggie Fergusson , Tablet *Highlights of 2021*

The accomplished writer . . . O'Callaghan has proved an empathic and expert diviner of the extraordinary in ordinary lives.

—— Marjorie Brennan , Irish Examiner

An absolutely stunning book . . . A truly beautiful read.

—— Sinéad Moriarty

A gifted storyteller.

—— Donal O'Donoghue , RTÉ Guide

A terrific family saga.

—— Village Bookshelf

A lyrical prose reminiscent of William Trevor, and a haunting family drama.

—— Times Literary Supplement

One of the most exciting literary talents to emerge in the last decade.

—— Irish Examiner

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