“Coming Home” is a moving romantic drama about building a new life after the Second World War - and about searching for love, stability and happiness.
After the victory the boys are coming home…..
We have two main protagonists: Megan and Steven who play wonderful and touching roles in this beautifully written story. The secondary characters help this drama to move forward.
A short synopsis:
After a long correspondence with Steven during his time away Megan has been anxiously waiting for his return. She has deep affection for him and only hopes her feelings are mutual.
Once home, Steven’s desire is to have his own farm. Bad blood between brothers is raging so Steven has to go on his own but the road ahead is not an easy one. With Megan off to college to finish her degree in teaching Steven struggles to build a home for both of them. Poor Steven has to jump one hurdle after the other but with the help of family, friends and neighbours he is on the right track to success. As all romantic stories unfold the hard work pays off and everything turns out all right. AWE….
My thoughts:
What a nice and heartwarming story this turned out to be. The story depicts the struggles of the time and the hardships the men returning home had to face along with their love ones. The book is easy to read although I found the tempo to be very slow moving but what it does well is to vividly bring to life the reality of post war rural Scotland. In this type of soft romance you can see how everything will end, from the get-go it was a given that Steven and Megan would end up together….no secrets there…..
“Coming Home “is a cute classic story of love and hope.
Full disclosure: I did not finish reading this book and this is why: Pointless mundane day to day activity and beyond repetitive.
“Boys for Men” is the true story of two soldiers separated by 100 years. Taken from excerpts from the journal of Sylvester Waltz, an infantryman during the Great Sioux War (1876) and of Derrick Wolf’s tour of duty during the Vietnam (1970) conflict, their memoirs are told in alternate paragraphs as their day to day monotonous life moves on. Over and over we have paragraphs saying the same thing. I wanted to skipped the Sylvester Waltz part and simply read Wolf experiences but that didn’t last long I simply couldn’t take another chapter of all the minor details such as heating coffee and other mundane tasks that were constancy repeated. This is written as a daily journal and is very boring to read. I rarely give up on a book but I couldn’t take it, ¼ into it, enough was enough.
Not having served in the military I may not have appreciated what the book was trying to tell us but to those who came back home after their tour of duty, reading it may trigger fond memories. So don’t take my words for it… judge for yourself.
Mercy Harbor Thriller book #3
“Catch the Girl” as the same heart-pounding suspense as its predecessors and by far does not disappoint. It continues the exciting story of Willow Bay and of the wonderful players that make this series an exciting read. It can easily be read on its own, the author provides enough explanations of past events that if you pick up at this point you will not have problems but I must say it is a plus to have read “The River Girls” and “Girl Eight” first since much of the characters have evolved with time.
In “Catch the Girl” we have a young woman seeking refuge in a Florida commune but when two of her friends go missing she suspects the community is not what she thought it was and discovers that she may be the next target of a ruthless killer. As the story unfolds, the dedicated teams of WBPD Nessa, Janhowski and Baker and the long-time heroes Eden, Reggie, Leo, Frankie and Duke which have never in the past hesitated when a woman`s life was at stake to risk all, even their own safety, they are not about to start now…. So they spring into action and following their every moves I couldn`t help flipping pages and be very captivated by what was going on.
This story is a mystery but this time the plot contains more about the character’s personal relationships that in the previous installments. Knowing a little more about them simply helps us to love them more. Baker is looking for his run-away daughter, turns to Nessa and Eden for help and with the WBPD they are looking into a secretive commune……and possibly the source of multiple murders….Of course we have Eden and Leo friendships gaining strength. Awe romance is in the air…
The plotline is filled with mystery and is very suspenseful, quite a page-turner. We have Ruth who needed help and ends up at Mercy Harbor traumatized. She soon disappears and is found dead hanging under a bridge, on her forehead is a carving similar to an earlier discovery of a lifeless woman at a gas station. It doesn’t stop there we have various threads of intrigue woven throughout and many twists to surprise us…Eventually the strands come together to a satisfying climax….. This is a nicely penned storyline with warm characters to play out the scenes.
I received a copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Opinions expressed are my own
