Book description
This nostalgicåÊLondon sagaåÊfromåÊwell-loved Victor Pemberton brings
together a wounded soldier and a young nurse It's the second year of the
Great War and eighteen-year-old Rosie Little is working at Charing Cross
Station, helping the injured troops returning from the Front. The tired
soldiers arriving on the platform adore Rosie's kind, welcoming face as
she serves them cups of tea, and they inevitably nickname her 'Rosie
Lee'. Private Joe Upton is one such weary soldier and is instantly
captivated by the lovely Rosie. The couple fall passionately in love
and, although they are too young to get married, decide to live together
as man and wife. Risking scandal and their parents' outrage, they find
happiness in their new home: an abandoned railway carriage. But all too
soon family conflicts drive a wedge between them, and their future
together looks uncertain. And, at a time when no one seems able to
escape the tragedy of war, Rosie and Joe are about to face their
toughest test… Victor Pemberton is a successful radio playwright and
TV producer, and has worked with some of the great names of
entertainment, including Benny Hill and Dodie Smith, had a longstanding
correspondence with Stan Laurel and scripted and produced many of the
BBC's 'Dr Who' series. In recent years he has worked as a producer for
Jim Henson, and set up his own production company, whose first TV
documentary won an Emmy Award.
