Alli Sinclair
Reviewed by Helen
This one is set in times of change the second world war has not long ended and there are big changes, men returning home from things that no one should have had to go through woman who have worked tirelessly keeping their countries going are now sent back to the kitchens and Rosie Stanton is on her way home from Brisbane to the family’s cane farm in Piri River Northern Queensland and there will be many upheavals to come. This is a compelling, moving story that had me hooked from page one, this is one not to be missed.
Change is hard for most people and Rosie sees a lot of changes when she arrives home unannounced to the family home she has lost one brother in the war and one is still missing her parents are doing their best and she is home to stay after losing her secretarial job in Brisbane, Rosie joined up in the Australian Woman’s Army during the war and is a very independent woman and finds it hard to be pushed back all the time because she is a woman, on the bus trip home she meets and Italian man on his way to join his family on a neighbouring cane farm will this change Rosie’s life? ‘
Tomas Conti has finally arrived in Australia to join his family so much has happened to him during the war and he is a different person will he ever find true happiness again? Meeting his new neighbour Rosie on that bus might be just what he needs to end the turmoil he goes through.
This is a story that I didn’t want to put down a beautiful so very well deserved romance between Tomas and Rosie but so much more as well so many underlying issues to overcome and I love how Rosie coped with it all her strength and caring comes full force wow what a woman and to see her get her man left me feeling very happy. Tomas is such a hero the things he did for his country helped make him what he is today. MS Sinclair you bought these issues and these wonderful people to life for me on the pages and left me feeling good that they did make a difference in the end with what they went through thank you for a fantastic story. This is one that I highly recommend I did love it.
5/5 stars for a fabulous story
Published
May 21st 2018
by MIRA
