Dear Evelyn - Paperback
by Kathy Page (Author)
WINNER OF THE 2018 ROGERS WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE - WINNER OF THE 2019 CITY OF VICTORIA BUTLER BOOK PRIZE - A 2018 KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2018 - A TORONTO STAR TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR - A WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FAVOURITE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A QUILL & QUIRE BEST BOOK OF 2018
Inspired by the author's family history, this forthright love story unflinchingly portrays the trials and tensions of a lifelong marriage.
Born between the wars on a working-class street in London, Harry Miles wins a scholarship to an exclusive school and with it a chance to escape his station. Instead he falls in love with poetry, and though his teachers encourage him to attend university, he's tired of scholarship's dull routines. He takes an entry-level job and spends his free time among the poetry volumes at Battersea Public Library
One afternoon on his way up the stairs, Harry encounters the enigmatic Evelyn Hill. The daughter of an alcoholic layabout, the young woman chafes against the idea of marriage--but during a summer spent wandering the commons and taking in plays with Harry, their relationship begins to bloom in the shadow of the Second World War. Before they know it, Harry is headed into battle and the couple faces the first of many challenges in what will become a lifetime spent together.
Drawing on original wartime letters written by the author's father, Dear Evelyn reckons with the shifting tides of marriage, exploring how two people shape one another over the course of a lifetime. This compelling account that will leave its mark on any reader who has ever loved.
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