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At the outbreak of World War I, Belle Reilly’s husband Jimmy joins the front and heads toward the deadly trenches of northern France. Feeling she cannot remain a passive observer as many sacrifice their lives, Belle volunteers with the Red Cross, becoming an ambulance driver and transporting wounded soldiers across battlefields. In France, a tragic accident places her in the orbit of Etienne, a man she has carried in her heart since long ago. Belle is torn between a forbidden affection, the loyalty demanded of a wartime caregiver, and the longing for a lasting, joyful future. The novel traces her decisions as the war’s brutality presses against her choices and the possibility of love or loss in the midst of conflict.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Lesley Pearse
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