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Gail Partner marries her childhood sweetheart, Bill Cardew, a soldier destined for the front, in the hope of a peaceful future. Yet when the ghost of her first love, Ian—now a laird—appears in Edinburgh, she is forced to confront the unresolved feelings that bind her to his past.
The novel explores the complexities of loyalty, duty and desire during wartime, weaving the romance of a soldier–wife and a war‑time love triangle set against the backdrop of 1940s Britain.
First publish date: September 12, 1974
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Denise Robins
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