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Inghilterra, 1915. Come ogni mattina, Julia compie i rituali dell'attesa: lucida la casa alla perfezione, indossa l'abito più elegante che possiede e si acconcia i capelli, accorda il violoncello e poi si siede alla finestra. E aspetta. Aspetta che la promessa venga mantenuta, che suo marito Peter torni dal fronte. Anche Nadine aspetta, ripensando come ogni giorno a quell'amore tenero e spensierato sbocciato a Londra, sotto la neve d'inverno. Quello che nutre per Riley è un amore impossibile, contrastato aspramente dai genitori di Nadine. Ed è proprio per conquistarli che Riley è partito per il fronte, per quella guerra lampo che, dicevano tutti, sarebbe durata soltanto un inverno. Ma l'inverno si era sbagliato. Rose non ha tempo di aspettare. Infermiera in prima linea nel conflitto, ha visto troppi uomini feriti nel corpo quanto nell'anima aspettare soltanto una cosa, la morte. E c'è un filo sottile, fragile e capriccioso, fatto di messaggi dalla trincea, che Rose ha visto troppe volte spezzarsi. Julia, Nadine e Rose sanno che quella maledetta guerra è una lunga attesa ma, unite dalla medesima determinazione e dall'imprevedibilità del destino, scopriranno che quest'attesa può essere interrotta solo in un modo: con il coraggio dei loro cuori.
- ISBN: 8811682428
- Casa Editrice: Garzanti
- Pagine: 352
- Data di uscita: 03-05-2012
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Until I was almost half way through this book, I was thinking There's not much point in reading this, as the title says it all. I could see it coming. One of the main characters would meet a violent death with so many things left unsaid. I was wrong! This book is definitely worth reading. It is multi Leggi tutto
One of the most powerful books I've read about WWI: remember the battlefield scenes in "Saving Private Ryan"? This book is full of equally graphic and brilliant scenes. There's also a sweet and realistic love story and a fascinating subplot about reconstructive facial surgery. A couple of reviewers
This book is constructed around two little-known details of WW1 history. The first is the postcard that the book gives its name to. To save time and unnecessary distress to loved ones back home, the army designed a standard postcard for injured men to complete. This allowed bad news to travel swiftl Leggi tutto
4 sterren - Nederlandse paperback Voor de liefhebbers van Oorlog en terpentijn 'Als je één boek over de gevolgen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog leest, laat het dan dit zijn.' - The Times Londen. April 1919. De Grote Oorlog is ten einde. Daarvoor, toen de wereld nog zo anders was, is Nadine Waveney in ee Leggi tutto
The explicit theme of the book is the effect that the First World War had on people’s lives – not just those who fought but those left behind – all of the characters lives are turned upside down, all have faced horrors and all have to face a world where “it” is “over” and they have to rebuild their Leggi tutto
This is the story about two soldiers during World War 1 and the women left behind in England who love them. There are five main characters. Riley Purefoy, from a working class background, loves upper class Nadine Waverney despite her mother's disapproval. He volunteers as a soldier at the start of W Leggi tutto
Have just finished reading My Dear I Wanted to Tell You and really enjoyed it. Hadn't realised that Louisa Young is also the author of LION BOY, so I've just started to read that too. The novel is set during the First World War, but tells the story in a very original way, much more so than most histo Leggi tutto
I am going to begin by saying that Louisa Young has a very lovely, lyrical writing style. It was her writing, more than the actual story that kept me turning the pages. As far as the novel itself goes, I am far less impressed. To me, this book simply had to much going on. I feel that the author felt Leggi tutto
Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes I found My Dear I Wanted to Tell You equal parts fascinating and horrifying. Although heavy with romance and war, this novel portrayed none of the romance of war. It took me a while to sink into the plot and the characters, but once I did they appeared in my thoug Leggi tutto
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