Last Christmas in Paris

Beschreibung
An unforgettably romanticnovel that spans four Christmases (1914-1918),Last Christmas in Paris explores the ruins of war, the strength of love, and the enduring hope of the Christmas season.New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War.August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believesas everyone doesthat it will be over by Christmas, when the trio plan to celebrate the holiday among the romantic cafes of Paris.But as history tells us, it all happened so differently Evie and Thomas experience a very different war. Frustrated by life as a privileged young lady, Evie longs to play a greater part in the conflictbut how?and as Thomas struggles with the unimaginable realities of war he also faces personal battles back home where War Office regulations on press reporting cause troubleat his fathers newspaper business.Through their letters, Evie and Thomas share their greatest hopes and fearsand grow ever fonder from afar. Can love flourish amid the horror of the First World War, or will fate intervene?Christmas 1968. With failing health, Thomas returns to Parisa cherished packet of letters in handdetermined to lay to rest the ghosts of his past. But one final letter is waiting for him