Another wonderful book from Fiona McIntosh. If you like stories set post World War I, you will love this book. Dealing with the phenomenon of shell shock and legacy of warfare, this story is brilliantly crafted to arouse sentiment in the reader and enhance the reader's understanding of such a complex time as this. You will be transported to post war London and through a brilliantly woven story learn about the lucrative trade of tailoring and high fashion, of enduring love and tenacity. When a Jewish tailor's daughter Eden Valentine, meets a war veteran with no memory at the London hospital, she agrees to help him escape. She names the soldier without a name 'Tom' who makes his home with her and her father. Eden and Tom fall in love and marry against the Jewish tradition and her father's wishes. Tom proves to have a great head for business but doesn't know why. Future looks very bright for the young couple until one day Tom's memory of his past life returns and the memory of his present life leaves. It is then that Tom's real identity is revealed. In reality Tom is Alex Wynter, aristocratic heir to the country manor Larksfell Hall. The story becomes intense with each page as Eden's and Tom's paths diverge but seek to once again come together. This book is a real page turner. I hope you enjoy it, I certainly did.
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