Autumn Sonata

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Pub Date 22 Aug 2017 | Archive Date 05 Sep 2017

Description

London, 1943.

A chance meeting leads to love at first sight between Hugh, a special duties pilot, and Fleur. 

After a whirlwind romance they marry. But their marriage is lived in brief passionate snatches. 

Before their first anniversary, Hugh is reported missing, 
believed killed...


From the author of The Secret Ministry of Ag. and Fish:

“The Secret Ministry is a fine introduction to the objectives and methods of SOE in France. Riols’s personality shines through this perceptive, readable account of those on missions where there was never a better than 50:50 chance of survival.”
The Times

London, 1943.

A chance meeting leads to love at first sight between Hugh, a special duties pilot, and Fleur. 

After a whirlwind romance they marry. But their marriage is lived in brief passionate...


Advance Praise

‘I found it hard to put down… If you like a good, real romantic novel, then this is a ‘must read’.’
Society of Women Writers and Journalists

Praise for The Secret Ministry of Ag. and Fish:
“The Secret Ministry is a fine introduction to the objectives and methods of SOE in France. Riols’s personality shines through this perceptive, readable account of those on missions where there was never a better than 50:50 chance of survival.”
The Times

‘I found it hard to put down… If you like a good, real romantic novel, then this is a ‘must read’.’
Society of Women Writers and Journalists

Praise for The Secret Ministry of Ag. and Fish:
“The Secret...


Available Editions

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ISBN 9781910198254
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Featured Reviews

Fleur & Hugh meet by chance in 1943 London while she is out with her friends from the BBC. They have a brief romance and marry. Hugh gets away when he can but it is a few days and he is gone. He flies in behind enemy lives, is captured and through all of the horrible experiences thinking of seeing Fleur again is what keeps him alive.
Fleur has heard nothing of him except he is missing. Lack of communication and time makes her think she should move on after the war. What happens to keep them each going, where does it lead them and how does it change their lives?

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This book is set in Europe during the second world War, and Fleur and Hugh meet in 1943. Theirs is a whirlwind romance and no sooner are they married than Hugh, a pilot, is taken prisoner under the belief that he's a spy. What starts as a week, goes into two years and Fleur is forced to move on for there's no news of Hugh and she moves to Paris with her father and godmother to start a fresh. She meets Arvind, and they get married on the day that Hugh returns to London after years of undergoing torture and recuperation.

I loved the whole premise of lovers being torn apart by war, and looked forward to a deeply moving story.
I also loved the way Hugh's frustration came through in the book because most books written on war have mostly been told from the perspective of the families that were left behind. For Hugh to fight for his life by holding onto his love for Fleur, that did make me sad and for him to return and see that the world moved on and he has to do the same whilst dealing with the memories of being tortured at two concentration camps, that was unbearable.

It's well written in a way and that's all I can say on it, if you love some historical romance you could give it a try and share your thought too.
I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and fair review and I am glad I got to read on a different perspective on the War.

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