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Cargando... Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbyepor Marius Gabriel
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In a period of irreversible change, the Redcliffe sisters face monumental love and loss that will stretch the bounds of sisterhood to their limits... As the perils of World War II loom ever closer, Chiara is more interested in the joyful whirl of the season than matters of faith or ideology. But even her breezy innocence cannot survive the harsh lessons of heartbreak and war. Meanwhile older sister Isobel is forced to face her misguided Fascist political beliefs in Nazi Germany as the shocking realities of the regime hit home. And then there's Felicity, the youngest and most introverted of the Redcliffe sisters, who is about to take her vows and enter the convent against her sisters' wishes. But a chance meeting with an American soldier threatens the very foundations of her decision. As each sister follows her own path, will their differences force them apart and take them beyond the realms of forgiveness? Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye is the first book in the Redcliffe Sisters series, but can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Isobel is the oldest and fancies herself worldly. She is married to Roberto Albaran, a Spaniard who ranks among the Nazi elite. Isobel lost her infant son just before we meet her and around the same time her husband realized that he could not deal with the loss of his son so he left her in their Spanish country home and took off for the high life. As a journalist, Isobel is enamored of Fascism for she views it with a promise of hope and change. Felicity, the youngest of the girls, is nineteen when we meet her. She and Isobel are hiding in a cottage after Isobel’s house was appropriated by the Spanish forces trying to keep peace. Felicity has her heart set on becoming a nun and is on her way to enter a convent. But the sisters ‘capture’ an American soldier – William Willoughby – and Isobel is determined that Felicity should fall in love with the man. Willoughby escorts the ladies to Barcelona in their effort to return to England. The middle sister, Chiara, lives in London and in the midst of her socially hectic lifestyle refuses to admit that one day soon war will come to Britain.
As much as each sister struggles to maintain her singular lifestyle, the circumstances surrounding the foundations of World War II causes each of them to rethink the lives they’ve carved out for themselves. Will Isobel open her eyes to the truth about Fascism and Adolph Hitler? Will Felicity find peace as a cloistered nun? Does Chiara find true love after realizing that most of her male acquaintances are merely playboys?
This story, set against the backdrop of the growing fears and horrors of an impending World War, is one that grows on the reader much like a fine wine leaves a pleasant aftertaste. The characters are richly drawn. The settings are real with much attention to detail. The plot meanders a bit at the outset but by mid-book the reader will be anxious to learn more. The twists are fully unexpected.
I thoroughly enjoy stories set in this era and while I’m happy to have read this one it landed square in the middle of the pack for me. (