Book description
Desperately tired after months living rough with Italian partisans,
Richard makes a mistake behind enemy lines that results in devastating
tragedy. Rose, performing for the troops crossing France, at last finds
a man she feels she can love and is forced to make the most difficult
decision of her life. Merry's lover is returned to him from the jaws of
death only to be separated from him again by the demands of duty. But
while the battle rages on they will fight for the future. In war and
peace, in joy and despair, life continues -- but never as expected.
Hilary Green is a trained actress and spent many years teaching drama.
Among her star pupils was the latest James Bond, Daniel Craig. She also
ran a Youth Theatre Company, one of the members of which was the now
acclaimed theatre director, Christopher Luscombe. She has always
written, producing novels, scripts for the BBC, and short stories, one
of which one the Kythira Prize awarded by the Historical Novel Society.
She even wrote the book and lyrics for a school musical, which she also
produced. She loves all forms of theatre, including opera and ballet.
This is probably 'bred in the bone' as both her parents were in what
theatre people always refer to as 'The Profession'. Her father was a
singer, trained for opera in Italy, while her mother was a ballet
dancer. Their pre-war experiences in variety were the inspiration for
the 'Follies' series of novels. Hilary regularly gives talks about her
work to book groups and other organisations where she enjoys meeting her
readers and hearing their reactions to the stories. When not writing she
gardens, rides horses, walks in the countryside and plays bridge as well
as enjoying travel and has been round the world several times. Hilary is
married, with two grown-up sons and two grandchildren.
