Fields of Battle [Import] [Paperback]

Kate Alexander (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Signet; New Ed edition (1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708821545
• ISBN-13: 978-0708821541
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good, January 30, 2008

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SusieQ (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fields of Battle (Hardcover)

FIELDS OF BATTLE is the story of Rilla, a young, lower-class working girl, and Barnaby Wainright, the second son of a family of landed gentry. They meet just as WWII is breaking out in England, and almost against Barney's will, he's forming a relationship with Rilla, who is sweet, rather shy and naive. They are married in December of 1939 and their story covers the war years.

I don't want to write much about the plot because that would provide too many spoilers. This is a well written, involving story, with a strong flavor of realism (in other words, the reader gets the sense that these characters could have actually existed).

It's not always 'just a romance'. Barney's war service is exciting and tense, and in some ways, these chapters are the best part of the book. The war years and various tragedies form Rilla into a determined and brave woman, and Barney loses his superficiality and arrogance. I thought the author did a superb job with these characters, and also in pulling all the threads together and giving the reader a strong, believable ending.

A very good read, and I recommend it highly. I honestly had a hard time putting it down.