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Frances Paige (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

A heartwarming story of life and love and coming home, ranging from Jane Mackie's hard childhood in Glasgow during the Second World War, and her escape from a forbidding mother, to a shared life with her childhood sweetheart in South West France. But then come betrayal and bereavement and Jane must once again struggle to find peace.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

There's not much worse in life than the loss of someone you love and coping with unresolved regrets. Jane Maxwell has lost her husband and now lives in the house in France they had planned to live in once he retired. Village life appeals to her and allows her to contemplate where she has been and where she is going. Flashbacks show that Jane had a difficult, lonely childhood; married her sweetheart; and followed him to the cold, dank city where he began his medical career. When her husband is called up to service, she is stuck with a child and at the mercy of his boss. At the end of the war, both Jane and her husband are ready to move on, but because of extenuating circumstances, they never do. With his death, Jane finds herself questioning her worth as a wife, mother, and capable woman. Paige's latest work is quickly read but resonates long after the last page is turned. Maria Hatton
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About the Author

Frances Paige won the Romantic Novelists Award in 1974 for her book Vote for a Silk Gown. Since then she has written many more novels, mostly set in either Scotland or France, all of which have been hugely popular.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers; World ed. edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727860062
• ISBN-13: 978-0727860064
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,381,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)