This is a debut novel - I thought it was terrific and look forward to more by Ms. Veitch. She writes very much in the manner of Pilcher or Binchy. The story begins in Australia where Rosemarie is overwhelmed by her four children and underwhelmed by her husband, Alex. Rosemarie was from post-war England that she found gray, dirty and poor. She was easily taken in by an older man who was going to whisk her away to Australia. Four children later she is missing England terribly. Especially since it is Christmas and she is sweltering in the heat and she is longing for a white Christmas. A car pulls into the driveway and she goes to find out who it is. A few minutes later she comes back in and tells the children she is going to buy some lights for the Christmas tree. And with that she walks out of their lives.
The book takes place in present day and we are introduced to those children - who are by now
into middle-age. The desertion of Rosemarie had, of course, profound impact on them - and we get to read all about it!
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I just wanted to say a big author Thank You to Sue for her review of my novel Without A Backward Glance. It's such a thrill for me that these characters and their story reaches readers here in the States too. Compared to Australia, I'm just a very teeny fish in a HUGE pond and responses like Sue's are so heartening. More power to librarians!!
Cheers, Kate
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