Flirting with Destiny

ISBN: 0727869493

Author: Hylton, Sara

Condition: Used

Product Description A First World War saga from a much-loved author - Summer, 1914. As the storm clouds gather over Europe, four privileged young women prepare to leave school and embark on adult life. But for Louise, Imogen, Cora and Miranda, the outbreak of war will change everything. Instead of foreign holidays and glamorous parties, leading to marriage and babies, they must learn to adjust to a new and very different world. The difficult years ahead test their characters to the full, and strain their once-strong friendship . . . From Booklist Four young friends, Imogen, Louise, Cora, and Miranda, leave their cloistered life in an English upper-class boarding school as WWI begins. Everything they expected-travel, parties, finishing school, and, ultimately, good marriages-is not to be. None of the girls has had any training that is helpful to the war effort, so each must learn to cope with the new world in her own fashion. Imogen decides to become a nurse. The hard work is nothing compared with trying to fit in with girls who resent her station in life. Cora and Miranda find it difficult to adapt when their whole lives were based on the expectations of marrying each others brothers, who are now off fighting. Louise decides to help her father by entertaining his associates and develops a reputation for being fast. How each privileged yet vulnerable young woman learns to deal with the changes war brings reveals her true character for better or worse in Hyltons latest engrossing historical novel. --Patty Engelmann Review Four young friends--Imogen, Louise, Cora, and Miranda, leave their cloistered life in an English upperclass boarding school as World War I begins. Everything they expected--travel, parties, finishing school, and, ultimately, good marriages, is not to be. None of the girls has had any training that is helpful to the war effort, so each must learn to cope with the new world in their own fashion. Imogen decides to become a nurse. The hard work is nothing compared to trying to fit in with girls who resent her station in life. Cora and Amanda find it difficult to adapt when their whole lives were based on the expectations of marrying each other's brothers, who are now off fighting. Louise decides to help her father by entertaining his associates, and develops a reputation for being fast. How each privileged yet vulnerable young woman learns to deal with the changes war brings reveals their true characters for better or worse in Hylton's latest engrossing historical novel. --Booklist, 1st December 2010 About the Author Hylton is the author of 17 previous novels.