A splendid boy / Melanie Martin.
A splendid boy / Melanie Martin.
By
:
Martin, Melanie M.
Publication Date
:
2016
Publication Information
:
St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press,
Physical Description
:
280 p.
Subject Term
:
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
War stories.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Love stories.
Summary
:
A Royal Newfoundland Regiment Love Story. In the summer of 1914, Daniel Beresford's innocent love affair with the merchant's daughter is discovered, forcing him to make an impossible decision to save his family from financial ruin. When news of the First World War reaches Middle Tickle, Daniel, who is torn between his love for Emma Tavenor and his responsibility to his family, enlists in the Newfoundland Regiment and departs for training.When Emma learns her father is to blame for Daniel's unexplained departure, she follows him to England, hoping they'll be reunited. Yet on the voyage, she discovers the regiment has been called up and is already engaged in battle. She realizes her only hope of finding Daniel is to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment and make her way to the Western Front. In 1916, on the eve of the Battle of the Somme, Emma and Daniel are reunited for a single, impassioned night near Beaumont-Hamel. Can the love they share survive the barriers of class and the horrors of battle? Or are their lives fated to join what would later be called a lost generation?
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781771175326
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