I thought the character of Peter was really well written. She could have really turned the reader against him as his behaviour got worse throughout the story, but the way she described his feelings and his repression, I found i had at least some sympathy for him. Rose started off as a very minor character, easily forgotten, but by the end became one of the strongest characters of them all. I hope she married Gillies after the war. Like Claire, I liked the scene with Ainsworth's family. It brought out the contrast between what Ainsworth had been at home, and what he had had to face on the battle front, as well as bringing the war widows and bereaved families into the story.
i think this has to be one of the best books I've read this year. Trish.----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Gailans" <cgailans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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This has been my favourite book this year by some way. I thought it was very nearly perfect. I never for a moment found it slow, and was totally caught up with the lovers. Now that people mention it, I agree that it would have been good to know more about Riley's family and how they were happy for him to leave them, but this is a very small quibble. As someone has said, when money was tight children often left at a very young age to go into service, work on the land or whatever. Clare----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2441/5367 - Release Date: 11/01/12
