Only Love Can Heal
A captivating multigenerational family saga
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- ¥300
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- ¥300
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Her destiny was certain but love had other plans…
Lieutenant Kate Russell’s post-war life was all mapped out. According to her upper class parents’ wishes, she planned to marry a man with a pedigree like her own. But fate had other ideas in the form of Robert Campbell, a mere staff driver. Kate is irresistibly drawn to him and they decide to wed. Her family, initially outraged by the proposal, agree to accept their marriage but only if Robert climbs the ranks of the army.
But when the Allied forces declare victory and Robert goes on to become a Major, Kate finds that she has another bitter war to fight. Trapped by the possessive demands of her aristocratic parents, she fights her own lonely battle to save her marriage and her reputation.
An enthralling saga of love and marriage, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Anna Jacobs.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Harris (Guarded Passions) first released this historical military romance as Officers' Ladies in 1987, and '80s romance novel mores including double standards for men and women are visibly at work in this story. In England during WWII, plucky aristocrat Lt. Kate Russell first meets working-class soldier Robert Campbell when he is playing chauffeur for her father, Gen. Sir Henry Russell. Robert and Kate soon fall into a serious relationship, but when Robert announces his plans to marry Kate, her father is apoplectic. While Kate and Robert are on their honeymoon, Kate's mother has a heart attack and uses the illness to try to break the couple up. Kate goes home but Robert stays in Germany, and soon he has an affair. When Kate pays him a surprise visit, it is she who gets the surprise, but she somehow manages to turn the other cheek. The story then sweeps through several decades; characters get married with unlikely speed, unexpected pregnancies abound, and the plotting jumps around too quickly. The attraction between Kate and Robert has questionable chemistry, and the ending fails to uplift, ending this uneven effort with a whimper, not a bang.
