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- Forbidden romance between locals and prisoners of war
- Sisters navigating loyalty and secrets during WWII
- Stories set on remote Scottish islands with divided communities
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Set during World War II, this book is based on the true story of the building of the Italian Chapel in the Orkney Islands by five hundred Italian prisoners of war. It follows orphaned sisters, Dorothy and Constance, who have volunteered to help nurse the wounded, and Cesare, one of the Italian prisoners of war. Constance is wary of the men but Dorothy finds herself falling in love with Cesare. But when Constance’s past returns to haunt them, Dorothy is forced to choose between protecting her sister or saving the man she loves.
A magnificent tale of love, sacrifice, fear and survival set against a backdrop of war, this is a book I still recommend regularly years after reading.
In the Orkney Isles during WWII, a Scottish woman finds love with an Italian prisoner of war. In the wake of the Allies' victory in North Africa, 1,000 Italian soldiers have been sent to a remote island off the Scottish coast to wait out the war. Their arrival has divided the island's community.
Nerves frayed from the constant threat of invasion, many locals fear the enemy prisoners. But to orphaned sisters Dorothy and Constance, these sea sick, wounded men are in need of care. As they volunteer to nurse them, Dorothy finds herself immediately drawn to Cesare, a young man unaccustomed to the bracing Orkney winter, and broken by the horrors of battle.
As the war drags on, tensions between the islanders and the outsiders deepen, and Dorothy's connection to Cesare threatens her community and family bonds. Now she and her sister are each forced to weigh duty against desire.
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