The Grass Memorial by Sarah Harrison
Stella Carlyle is a successful singer. Quirky, talented, abrasive, sexy, she has serial casual lovers until she falls in love with Robert - an equally successful eye surgeon. But Robert is married, and the strain of their long-standing affair is beginning to tell on both. American ex-fighter pilot Spencer McColl - 'overpaid, oversexed and over here' in World War II - had an affair with an English widow. But it was her daughter he really loved, and on a brief return visit to commemorate the war veterans, their one-night stand leads to a daughter - Stella - whom Spencer never knows. Harry Latimer, a captain in the Hussars, is posted to the Crimea and leaving behind the family home in Wiltshire, and an undeclared passion for his widowed sister-in-law. Their contrasting experiences - Harry amid the squalor and brutality of war, Rachel in the tranquil Wiltshire landscape - make a poignant third strand to the narrative.
'In Stella, Sarah has created a fabulous character whose talent and stardom I completely believed in.. All in all a wonderful novel.' -- Lisa Eveleigh (literary agent) 'An evocative novel.' -- Woman & Home 'Ambitious ... an epic that takes enduring love as its theme.' -- Good Housekeeping 'A good historical saga can be just the thing for the long winter nights and Sarah Harrison's GRASS MEMORIAL fits the bill' -- Red Magazine 'This is Harrison's writing at her best, seamlessly interweaving her characters and their lives until they merge into brilliant focus at the end.' -- Wigan Evening Mail 'A great novel ... A fascinating, multi-layered book which will have you reaching for the tissues.' -- Metro North East 'An epic tale of love and war.' -- Choice 'A real curl up in your favourite chair, relax and enjoy kind of book.' -- Anglian Evergreen An evocative, superbly realised epic that effortlessly melds three very different lives and times. -- Books Magazine 'an intelligently written novel that ingeniously pulls together three very different narrative strands ... Several cuts above the usual genre but every bit as readable.' -- Sainsbury's Magazine 'an intelligently written novel that ingeniously pulls together three very different narrative strands ... Several cuts above the usual genre but every bit as readable.' -- Sainsbury's Magazine
Sarah Harrison has written children's books, short stories, articles and scripts as well as many bestselling novels. She lives in Cambridgeshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340767566 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340767561 |
| Title | The Grass Memorial |
| Author | Sarah Harrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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