My Dear I Wanted to Tell You Book

A stunning novel of the First World War perfect for fans of Sebastian Faulks and Sadie Jones which tells the experiences of the women left at home as much as the men in the trenches. ; ; While Riley Purefoy and Peter Locke fight for their country their survival and their sanity in the trenches of Flanders Nadine Waveney Julia Locke and Rose Locke do what they can at home. Beautiful obsessive Julia and gentle eccentric Peter are married: each day Julia goes through rituals to prepare for her beloved husband's return. Nadine and Riley only eighteen when the war starts and with problems of their own already want above all to make promises - but how can they when the future is completely out of their hands? And Rose? Well what did happen to the traditionally brought-up women who lost all hope of marriage because all the young men were dead? ; ; Moving between Ypres London and Paris My Dear I Wanted to Tell You is a deeply affecting moving and brilliant novel of love and war and how they affect those left behind as well as those who fight. ; ; 'A memorable and unusual novel which explores new ground in the literature of the Great War' Linda Grant ; ; 'This novel is a triumph' Elizabeth Jane Howard ; ; 'The horror of First World War trenches and the lives of the loved ones left behind are masterfully conveyed.' **** Woman and Home ; ; 'Weaving heartbreakingly painful irony heroic sacrifice human weakness vanity tragedy and the purest of loves you'll be left sobbing and grasping onto any hope that all is not lost amid the poppies guns and hospital beds.' Easy Living ; ; 'An expertly woven tale of love and loss through the horrors of World War 1'. **** Pyschologies Magazine ; ; 'An inventive World War 1 love story buzzing with cinematic dialogue....Full of drama betrayal and addictive real-life detail.' **** Red ; ; 'Uplifting and emotional...Birdsong for the new millennium.' Tatler ; ; ;

Set on the Western Front in London and in Paris MY DEAR I WANTED TO TELL YOU is a moving and brilliant novel of love class and sex in wartime and how war affects those left behind as well as those who fight.